Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act

Bill: 117-s-3959
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2022-03-30
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to restrict migration and imports from foreign countries to prevent the introduction of illicit drugs into the United States.</p> <p>Current law authorizes HHS to restrict migration and imports from foreign countries to prevent the introduction of communicable diseases. Under this bill, HHS may also restrict migration and imports from a country if HHS determines that the existence of substantial illicit drug smuggling from that country poses a risk to public health.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3959 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 30, 2022 Mr. Hagerty (for himself, Mr. Crapo , Mr. Risch , Mr. Lee , and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to suspend the right to introduce certain persons or property into the United States in the interest of the public health.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act . 2. Protection of public health Section 362 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 265 ) is amended— (1) by striking Whenever the and inserting the following: (a) In general Whenever the ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Suspensions relating to illicit drugs Whenever the Secretary determines that by reason of the existence of substantial illicit drug smuggling from a foreign country there is serious danger of the introduction of such drugs into the United States, and that this danger is so increased by the introduction of persons or property from such country that a suspension of the right to introduce such persons and property is required in the interest of the public health, the Secretary, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary, shall have the power to prohibit, in whole or in part, the introduction of persons and property from such countries or places as he shall designate in order to avert such danger, and for such period of time as he may deem necessary for such purpose. .