This bill establishes a new grant program under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, authorizing the COPS Director to provide funding to combat opioid trafficking. The grants aim to support eligible entities in locating, investigating, and interdicting illicit activities related to opioid distribution. Eligible recipients include States, State law enforcement agencies, units of local government, Indian Tribes, multi-jurisdictional task forces, and regional consortia . Grant funds can be utilized for various purposes, such as hiring and training law enforcement officers , establishing or expanding multi-jurisdictional task forces and regional consortia, procuring equipment and technology, or covering overtime costs. The program prioritizes applicants that will use funds to create new or enhance existing multi-jurisdictional task forces or regional consortia. Notably, at least 20 percent of the allocated funds are reserved for direct grants to Indian Tribes or Tribal law enforcement agencies and multi-jurisdictional task forces. Grants will be awarded for a duration of one to three years, and the COPS Director is also tasked with providing technical assistance to support the program's goals. The bill authorizes an appropriation of $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to fund these initiatives. Furthermore, the COPS Director must submit annual reports to Congress detailing the program's effectiveness and suggesting improvements.
End Fentanyl Trafficking with Local Task Forces Act of 2024
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
End Fentanyl Trafficking with Local Task Forces Act of 2026
USA119th CongressHR-8818| House
| Updated: 5/14/2026
This bill establishes a new grant program under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, authorizing the COPS Director to provide funding to combat opioid trafficking. The grants aim to support eligible entities in locating, investigating, and interdicting illicit activities related to opioid distribution. Eligible recipients include States, State law enforcement agencies, units of local government, Indian Tribes, multi-jurisdictional task forces, and regional consortia . Grant funds can be utilized for various purposes, such as hiring and training law enforcement officers , establishing or expanding multi-jurisdictional task forces and regional consortia, procuring equipment and technology, or covering overtime costs. The program prioritizes applicants that will use funds to create new or enhance existing multi-jurisdictional task forces or regional consortia. Notably, at least 20 percent of the allocated funds are reserved for direct grants to Indian Tribes or Tribal law enforcement agencies and multi-jurisdictional task forces. Grants will be awarded for a duration of one to three years, and the COPS Director is also tasked with providing technical assistance to support the program's goals. The bill authorizes an appropriation of $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to fund these initiatives. Furthermore, the COPS Director must submit annual reports to Congress detailing the program's effectiveness and suggesting improvements.