[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1327 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1327

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that fentanyl-
   related substances are a weapon of mass destruction and should be 
                          classified as such.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 26, 2022

Mr. Dunn submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that fentanyl-
   related substances are a weapon of mass destruction and should be 
                          classified as such.

Whereas China remains the primary source of fentanyl precursors and fentanyl-
        related substances trafficked through international mail and into the 
        United States;
Whereas transnational criminal organizations in Mexico are rapidly increasing 
        the flow of fentanyl-related substances into the United States over the 
        porous Southern United States border;
Whereas India has emerged as a growing supplier of precursor chemicals and 
        fentanyl-related substances;
Whereas, in July 2018, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction Directorate assessed that ``fentanyl is very likely a viable 
        option for a chemical weapons attack by extremists or criminals'';
Whereas fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficking operations are 
        growing in sophistication according to the Drug Enforcement 
        Administration;
Whereas a single kilogram of fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance can kill 
        500,000 individuals;
Whereas an estimated 71,238 citizens of the United States have lost their lives 
        from a synthetic opioid overdose in 2021 according to the Centers for 
        Disease Control and Prevention;
Whereas fentanyl is the leading driver of the United States ongoing opioid 
        crisis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
Whereas Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has sent a letter to President 
        Biden urging him to classify illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass 
        destruction: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the President should classify synthetic fentanyl-related substances as 
a weapon of mass destruction.
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