3.0.0 2741 2023-01-11T13:39:39Z 2023-01-11T13:39:39Z Senate S 2018-04-24 115 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-04-24T19:28:03Z 2018-04-24 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-04-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2018-04-24 True Government Operations and Politics Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Postal service Smuggling and trafficking U.S. Postal Service Government Operations and Politics 00 2018-04-24 Introduced in Senate 2018-08-02T14:14:14Z Search Now, Inspect for Fentanyl Act of 2018 or the SNIFF Act

This bill requires a U.S. Postal Service employee at an international service center who has been properly trained to inspect the contents of a package that originated outside the United States and is addressed to a U.S. location to inspect the contents of such package, without obtaining a search warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that such package contains illicit materials, including matter that is nonmailable. Such requirement shall not apply if the employee believes that inspecting the contents of such a package would pose a risk of personal injury to the employee or other individuals.

]]> SNIFF Act Display Title SNIFF Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the United States Postal Service to inspect the contents of certain suspicious packages for illicit materials without a warrant. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced SNIFF Act Short Titles as Introduced Search Now, Inspect for Fentanyl Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2741is/xml/BILLS-115s2741is.xml 2018-04-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.