SOS Act of 2023
Summary
Stop Our Scourge Act of 2023 or the SOS Act of 2023
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction and requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy to conduct an assessment regarding that substance.
Specifically, the office must assess
- foreign manufacturing of illicit fentanyl,
- the tools and capabilities across federal agencies to address trafficking of that substance,
- the capabilities of the Mexican military to conduct counterdrug missions with respect to that substance,
- the capacities and willingness of China to take specified actions with respect to that substance, and
- illicit fentanyl being trafficked into the United States from Mexico.
Lifecycle of the Bill
Introduced in House
May 29, 2025
Introduced in House
May 29, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 29, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 29, 2025
