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Transnational Fentanyl Prevention Act

USA119th CongressHR-6828| House 
| Updated: 12/17/2025
Eugene Simon Vindman

Eugene Simon Vindman

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
James C. Moylan (Republican)

Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation requires the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to deliver a comprehensive intelligence assessment to Congress within 90 days of its enactment. Developed in consultation with other intelligence community elements, this assessment focuses specifically on the transnational criminal organizations known as the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco Cartel . The mandated assessment must provide detailed information on several critical aspects of these cartels' operations, including their key leaders, organizational structures, and presence within Mexico, alongside their cross-border illicit drug smuggling routes into the United States. It also seeks to uncover the practices they employ for importing precursor chemicals, producing synthetic drugs, and tailoring fentanyl products to attract a wider range of U.S. consumers, including unwitting users. Additionally, the assessment must identify the main suppliers and brokers providing precursor chemicals and equipment for synthetic drug production, and analyze how these cartels use human and technical operations to undermine counternarcotics efforts by U.S. and Mexican security services. Finally, it requires an estimate of each cartel's annual revenue from illicit drug sales, disaggregated by drug type, to inform relevant congressional committees.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6767
Transnational Fentanyl Prevention Act
Dec 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 17, 2025
Referred to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6767
    Transnational Fentanyl Prevention Act


  • December 17, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 17, 2025
    Referred to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

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Transnational Fentanyl Prevention Act

USA119th CongressHR-6828| House 
| Updated: 12/17/2025
This legislation requires the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to deliver a comprehensive intelligence assessment to Congress within 90 days of its enactment. Developed in consultation with other intelligence community elements, this assessment focuses specifically on the transnational criminal organizations known as the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco Cartel . The mandated assessment must provide detailed information on several critical aspects of these cartels' operations, including their key leaders, organizational structures, and presence within Mexico, alongside their cross-border illicit drug smuggling routes into the United States. It also seeks to uncover the practices they employ for importing precursor chemicals, producing synthetic drugs, and tailoring fentanyl products to attract a wider range of U.S. consumers, including unwitting users. Additionally, the assessment must identify the main suppliers and brokers providing precursor chemicals and equipment for synthetic drug production, and analyze how these cartels use human and technical operations to undermine counternarcotics efforts by U.S. and Mexican security services. Finally, it requires an estimate of each cartel's annual revenue from illicit drug sales, disaggregated by drug type, to inform relevant congressional committees.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6767
Transnational Fentanyl Prevention Act
Dec 17, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 17, 2025
Referred to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6767
    Transnational Fentanyl Prevention Act


  • December 17, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 17, 2025
    Referred to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Eugene Simon Vindman

Eugene Simon Vindman

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
James C. Moylan (Republican)

Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted