S. 3047 · 115th Congress
OPIOID Act of 2018
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Claire McCaskill
- Introduced
- 2018-06-11
- Latest action
- 2018-11-13 · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 115-353.
Summary
Opportunities to Provide for Illicit Opioid Interdiction and Detection Act of 2018 or the OPIOID Act of 2018
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to jointly develop technology to (1) screen mail, items, and containers entering the United States for narcotic drugs; and (2) screen motor vehicles, pedestrian traffic, and cargo entering the United States at a land border port of entry for narcotic drugs.