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J. Hill (R-AR)

Countering Captagon and Narcotics Post-Assad Act

H.R. 7180 · House bill International Affairs

A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Countering Captagon and Narcotics Post-Assad Act," seeks to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. It aims to modify the interagency strategy used to disrupt narcotics production and trafficking in the Middle East. The bill addresses shifting production and trafficking patterns of Captagon, methamphetamine, and amphetamines that may occur following the fall of the Assad regime. It calls for urgent military and law enforcement action to secure borders and maintain regional stability. Additionally, it changes the requirements for the interagency strategy to ensure it is unclassified and broader in scope.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +5

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill requires the interagency strategy to be unclassified, increasing public access to government planning.

  • Scored +3

    Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?

    The bill emphasizes assessment of cooperation with international partners to disrupt narcotics infrastructure.

  • Scored +3

    Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?

    The bill targets the disruption of methamphetamine and amphetamine production which are central to addiction crises.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.