H.R. 1401House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

END FENTANYL Act

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The END FENTANYL Act requires the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to regularly examine and revise the agency’s inspection policies and manuals for ports of entry. Updates must occur at least every three years and reflect new technologies or methods used to hide illegal activities such as drug or human smuggling. After each revision, the Commissioner must report the changes to the Senate and House Homeland Security committees. The bill mainly affects CBP’s field operations and the procedures applied to travelers and shipments entering the United States.

Key Provisions

CBP must review and update inspection policies and manuals at ports of entry at least once every three years.
Updates must address technological and methodological changes that facilitate illegal activity, including drug and human smuggling.
Following each update, the Commissioner must submit a summary report of the changes to the Senate and House Homeland Security committees.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Trade Subcommittee

December 17, 2024

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

March 7, 2023

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Homeland Security Committee

March 7, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee

March 8, 2023

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Trade Subcommittee

December 17, 2024

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 7, 2023

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1401

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 7, 2023

Mr. Guest (for himself, Mr. Trone, Mr. Ezell, Ms. Craig, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, and Ms. Titus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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

A BILL

To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to regularly review and update policies and manuals related to inspections at ports of entry.

Short titles

This Act may be cited as the Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of life Act or the END FENTANYL Act.

Ensuring timely updates to U.S. Customs and Border Protection field manuals

(a)

In general

Not less frequently than triennially, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall review and update, as necessary, the current policies and manuals of the Office of Field Operations related to inspections at ports of entry to ensure the uniform implementation of inspection practices that will effectively respond to technological and methodological changes designed to disguise illegal activity, such as the smuggling of drugs and humans, along the border.

(b)

Reporting requirement

Shortly after each update required under subsection (a), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that summarizes the policy and manual changes implemented by such update.