A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China.

Bill: 114-sres-535
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health promotion and preventive care
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mexico
Organized crime

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that:
 
 
 the use of illicit fentanyl in the United States and the resulting overdose deaths are a public health crisis;
 
 the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States, especially by transnational criminal organizations, is a problem that requires close cooperation between the U.S. government and the governments of Mexico and China; and 
 
all three such countries should develop joint actions to stop such trafficking.
 
 
Calls for the United States to:
 
 
support the efforts of, and use its diplomatic and law enforcement resources in partnership with, the governments of Mexico and China to stop such trafficking;
 
 take further measures to reduce and prevent heroin and fentanyl consumption through the use of evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery services; and 
 
provide access to treatment and rehabilitation to help individuals with substance use disorders recover.
 

action_date: 2016-12-07
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that:
 
 
 the use of illicit fentanyl in the United States and the resulting overdose deaths are a public health crisis;
 
 the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States, especially by transnational criminal organizations, is a problem that requires close cooperation between the U.S. government and the governments of Mexico and China; and 
 
all three such countries have a shared interest in, and responsibility for, stopping the production of illicit fentanyl and its trafficking into the United States.
 
 
Calls for the United States to:
 
 
support the efforts by the governments of Mexico and China to stop such production and trafficking;
 
 take further measures to reduce and prevent heroin and fentanyl consumption through enhanced enforcement to reduce the illegal supply and increased use of evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery services; and
 
use its broad diplomatic and law enforcement resources, in partnership with the governments of China and Mexico, to stop such production and trafficking.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 707.
action_date: 2016-12-07
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2016-12-07
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
action_date: 2016-12-06
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5171-5172)
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate