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A bill to authorize the United States Postal Service to inspect the contents of certain suspicious packages for illicit materials without a warrant.

USA115th CongressS-2741| Senate 
| Updated: 4/24/2018
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (1)
Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Search Now, Inspect for Fentanyl Act of 2018 or the SNIFF Act This bill requires a U.S. Postal Service employee at an international service center who has been properly trained to inspect the contents of a package that originated outside the United States and is addressed to a U.S. location to inspect the contents of such package, without obtaining a search warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that such package contains illicit materials, including matter that is nonmailable. Such requirement shall not apply if the employee believes that inspecting the contents of such a package would pose a risk of personal injury to the employee or other individuals.
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Timeline
Apr 24, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Apr 24, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • April 24, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 24, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesPostal serviceSmuggling and traffickingU.S. Postal Service

A bill to authorize the United States Postal Service to inspect the contents of certain suspicious packages for illicit materials without a warrant.

USA115th CongressS-2741| Senate 
| Updated: 4/24/2018
Search Now, Inspect for Fentanyl Act of 2018 or the SNIFF Act This bill requires a U.S. Postal Service employee at an international service center who has been properly trained to inspect the contents of a package that originated outside the United States and is addressed to a U.S. location to inspect the contents of such package, without obtaining a search warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that such package contains illicit materials, including matter that is nonmailable. Such requirement shall not apply if the employee believes that inspecting the contents of such a package would pose a risk of personal injury to the employee or other individuals.
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Timeline
Apr 24, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Apr 24, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • April 24, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 24, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (1)
Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesPostal serviceSmuggling and traffickingU.S. Postal Service