{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-8663","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 8663","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024","title_source":"Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment Senate bill text","official_title":"To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by Senate","title":"An act to require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect and identify illicit substances in very low concentrations."},{"type":"Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment Senate bill text","title":"DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment Senate bill text","title":"Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 118-186","introduced":"2024-06-07","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-12-18","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h514","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments","title":"DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act","result":"Passed","yea":404,"nay":1,"present":0,"not_voting":24,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll514.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2024-12-12","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent."}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2024-12-23"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 118-186.","date":"2024-12-23"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-12-23","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 or the DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024"},{"k":"p","t":"This act provides statutory authority for the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to take certain actions to support the detection of drugs such as fentanyl and xylazine."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the act provides statutory authority for the directorate's research and development efforts to improve drug detection equipment and reference libraries for law enforcement agencies, including with respect to portable equipment, equipment that can analyze complex samples, and technology that uses artificial intelligence or other techniques to detect new substances. The act additionally requires the directorate to follow certain standards and rely on certain information from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Drug Enforcement Administration, respectively, regarding these efforts."}],"words":137},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Adds to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 a duty for the Science and Technology Directorate to carry out research, development, testing and evaluation of drug detection equipment and reference libraries, and sets requirements for how it does so.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8663/text/enr#H998DC034B8FD480C8530FE4DA4FD8A64:~:text=2.%20Enhancing%20the%20capacity%20to%20detect%20and"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8663/text/enr#H8D5C48825C8544D4837200A28749DBFB"}]},"core_areas":["Drug detection equipment and reference library research at the Department of Homeland Security Science and 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of agencies currently managing, overseeing, or otherwise involved in drug equipment and reference libraries.","partly":null,"part":null}],"added_count":1,"approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8663","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8663/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-8663.png","v":"d5b0ce796415","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 8663, 118th Congress: DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024. House: 404 Yea, 1 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 23 Dec 2024."}}