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To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with certain Federal officials to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening of the mails, at prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases, and for other purposes.

To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with certain Federal officials to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening of the mails, at prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases, and for other purposes.

Introduced Apr 29, 2025

Latest action (Apr 29, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Referred to
Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
Issues
Criminal JusticeImmigration

Summary
  • Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles
  • Requires coordination between the Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and United States Postal Service
  • Focuses the research program on rapid screening of the mails, at prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Josh Riley’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER LLP $64,876
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY $54,706
  • Employer not reported $38,025
  • JENNER & BLOCK LLP $26,180
  • KING & SPALDING, LLP $26,000

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Josh Riley → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Apr 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. · house
  2. Apr 29, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

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  • HR 920 — Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act · Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HR 9093 — Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act · Introduced Nov 1, 2022 · Cong. 117 65%
  • HR 8022 — DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026 · Introduced Mar 20, 2026 · Cong. 119 65%
  • HR 1046 — Marc Fischer Memorial Act · Introduced Feb 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%
  • HRES 93 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. · Passed House Feb 5, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • HR 2674 — Department of Homeland Security Climate Change Research Act · Introduced Apr 7, 2025 · Cong. 119 63%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Apr 29, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 29, 2025

Mr. Riley of New York (for himself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

A BILL

To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with certain Federal officials to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening of the mails, at prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases, 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. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND EVALUATION OF NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES TO DETECT FENTANYL VAPOR OR PARTICLES.

(a) In General.—Title III of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18641 et seq.) is amended by—

(1) by redesignating section 317 (42 U.S.C. 18655) as section 318; and

(2) by inserting after section 316 the following new section:

“SEC. 317. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND EVALUATION OF NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES TO DETECT FENTANYL VAPOR OR PARTICLES.

“The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Postmaster General, shall carry out a research, development, testing, and evaluation program of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening—

“(1) of the mails;

“(2) at prisons;

“(3) at United States borders; and

“(4) in other related use cases.”.

(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 317 and inserting the following new items:

“Sec. 317. Research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles. “Sec. 318. Authorization of appropriations.”. <all>

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