HR 8022 · 119th Congress

To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Drug Enforcement Agency to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt illicit substances, such as nitazenes, in very low concentrations.

This bill directs two federal agencies—the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate and the Drug Enforcement Agency—to work together to improve their ability to detect and identify dangerous drugs in very small amounts. The specific focus is on nitazenes, which are synthetic opioids that…

Sponsor

Pfluger, August (R-Texas)

Introduced

2026-03-19

Policy area

Science, Technology, Communications