Fentanyl
Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) and a bipartisan group of House members introduced the Destruction Initiative for Stored Precursors Overseas and Safe Enforcement (DISPOSE) Act. The bill creates fentanyl and precursor chemical destruction facilities in three critical drug trafficking points: Mexico, Colombia, and Peru.
The production and distribution of fentanyl has been a topic of concern during the presidential election. President Donald Trump (R) has accused the Biden Administration of mishandling the border, which the former president says has resulted in an influx of fentanyl being brought into the country.
In an effort to address the concern, a bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced H.R. 9172, a bill that "deals with the problem by developing a strategy to locate, identify, and safely destroy fentanyl precursor chemicals before they reach the United States."
In a statement, Rep. Salazar shared that "fentanyl is killing thousands of Americans, and we can no longer afford to sit still as our enemies flood our communities with these dangerous drugs." The bill, she explained, is an effort to "combat the crisis by working with our partners in Latin America to destroy these drugs well before they cross our borders."
The DISPOSE Act establishes the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative that will fight drug trafficking with allies in the Western Hemisphere. Working in conjunction with partner countries, the effort would:
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R), New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D), and Idaho Senator Jim Risch (R) have introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
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