S. 206 · 118th Congress

END FENTANYL Act

Introduced on Feb 1, 2023 by Rick Scott (R-FL). 5 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-43.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-43
Introduced
Feb 1, 2023
Cosponsors
5
4 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to regularly review and update policies and manuals related to inspections at ports of entry.

Subjects

  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Congressional oversight
  • Customs enforcement
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Government information and archives
  • Human trafficking
  • Smuggling and trafficking

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Rick ScottR-FLSponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 1, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 1, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Mar 29, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. May 4, 2023Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-16.
  5. May 4, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-16.
  6. May 4, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 44.
  7. Jun 22, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2252; text: CR S2252)
  8. Jun 22, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2252; text: CR S2252)
  9. Jun 26, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Jun 27, 2023 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Jun 27, 2023 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseMr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H788-789)
  14. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 206.
  15. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Green (TN) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
  16. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1025)
  17. Mar 7, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 03/05/2024 CR H788)
  18. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 03/05/2024 CR H788)
  19. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Mar 14, 2024Presented to President.
  21. Mar 14, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  22. Mar 18, 2024Signed by President.
  23. Mar 18, 2024Signed by President.
  24. Mar 18, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-43.
  25. Mar 18, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-43.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.1 report
    $650K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.