Bill Sponsor
Senate Simple Resolution 83
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 15, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Mar 8, 2017
Latest Action
Mar 15, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
83
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Massachusetts
Democrat
New Hampshire
Republican
Pennsylvania
Republican
Wisconsin
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on March 15, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that:

  • the use of illicit fentanyl in the United States and the resulting overdose deaths are a public health crisis;
  • the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States, especially by transnational criminal organizations, is a problem that requires close cooperation between the U.S. government and the governments of Mexico and China; and
  • all three such countries have a shared interest in, and responsibility for, stopping the production of illicit fentanyl and its trafficking into the United States.

Calls for the United States to:

  • support the efforts by the governments of Mexico and China to stop such production and trafficking into the United States;
  • take further measures to reduce and prevent heroin and fentanyl consumption through enhanced enforcement to reduce the illegal supply and increased use of evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery services; and
  • use its broad diplomatic and law enforcement resources, in partnership with the governments of China and Mexico, to stop such production and trafficking.
Text (2)
March 15, 2017
Actions (6)
03/15/2017
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
03/15/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
03/15/2017
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1848-1849)
03/15/2017
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1848-1849)
03/08/2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1692-1693)
03/08/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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