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Ending Drug Trafficking in Our Communities Act
To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to reauthorize the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and modify the Program with respect to promising practices, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill reauthorizes the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program at $400 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2031. The bill modifies the program to require the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to identify, review, and develop promising practices to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of HIDTA activities, beginning in fiscal year 2026. These promising practices may include identification and investigation of entities trafficking illegal drugs linked to overdoses, information sharing and coordination among federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local agencies for responses to crimes involving illegal drugs and firearms, and implementation of evidence-based substance use disorder prevention practices. The Director shall promulgate developed promising practices to each HIDTA for adoption and implementation.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Josh Harder’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- GOOGLE $34,620
- BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS $28,100
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY $25,550
- BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP $19,800
- COOLEY LLP $16,200
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Actions (2)
- Mar 18, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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. · house
- Mar 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 2025
Mr. Harder of California (for himself and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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 amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to reauthorize the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and modify the Program with respect to promising practices, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Ending Drug Trafficking in Our Communities Act”.
SEC. 2. HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM.
(a) Reauthorization.—Section 707(p) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706(p)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking “and”;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(7) $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031.”.
(b) Modification With Respect to Promising Practices.—Section 707(q) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 1706(q)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Promising practices.—Beginning in fiscal year 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Director shall do the following:
“(A) For each promising practice that the Director identifies, review the promising practice to determine whether the promising practice has the potential to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the activities performed by means of a HIDTA, including the following:
“(i) The identification and investigation of any entity that is responsible for trafficking an illegal drug that has resulted in an overdose in a HIDTA.
“(ii) Information sharing and coordination for Federal, State, territorial, Tribal, and local responses to crimes that involve an illegal drug and criminal use of a firearm.
“(iii) The implementation and evaluation of evidence-based substance use disorder prevention practices, programs, and strategies.
“(B) For each promising practice that the Director determines to have such potential, develop the promising practice for use by each HIDTA.
“(C) Promulgate each promising practice developed under subparagraph (B) to each HIDTA.”. <all>
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