Submitted by United States Representative Clay Higgins of the 3rd District in Louisiana.
WASHINGTON (September 25, 2024) – Congressman Clay Higgins’ (R-LA) announced today that his legislation to combat fentanyl trafficking, the Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful (CATCH) Fentanyl Act, passed the House Homeland Security Committee by unanimous vote.
The CATCH Fentanyl Act would create a pilot program using next-generation technology at border checkpoints to stop drug trafficking and make commercial trade more efficient. The bill enables the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to use Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) technology to screen and detect drugs, currency, illegal contraband, as well as smuggled or trafficked individuals into the United States.
“Our southern border is wide open and out of control,” said Congressman Higgins. “The Biden-Harris administration’s disregard for our national sovereignty has brought wave upon wave of human misery, illicit drugs, and terrorist threats. This common-sense legislation gives CBP the technology necessary to streamline legitimate commercial transit while enhancing narcotics detection.”
Read the full legislation here.
