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DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-3093| Senate 
| Updated: 11/3/2025
Eric Schmitt

Eric Schmitt

Republican Senator

Missouri

Cosponsors (5)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)David McCormick (Republican)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Pete Ricketts (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill mandates collaboration between the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate and the Drug Enforcement Agency . The primary objective of this partnership is to significantly enhance the capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt illicit substances, specifically including nitazenes , even when present in very low concentrations. Furthermore, the legislation amends Section 302(15) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. This amendment explicitly adds "nitazenes" to the list of substances, alongside fentanyl and xylazine, that the Department is directed to address, thereby broadening the scope of its drug detection efforts.
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Timeline
Nov 3, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Nov 3, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • November 3, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 3, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Science, Technology, Communications

DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-3093| Senate 
| Updated: 11/3/2025
This bill mandates collaboration between the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate and the Drug Enforcement Agency . The primary objective of this partnership is to significantly enhance the capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt illicit substances, specifically including nitazenes , even when present in very low concentrations. Furthermore, the legislation amends Section 302(15) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. This amendment explicitly adds "nitazenes" to the list of substances, alongside fentanyl and xylazine, that the Department is directed to address, thereby broadening the scope of its drug detection efforts.
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Timeline
Nov 3, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Nov 3, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • November 3, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 3, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Eric Schmitt

Eric Schmitt

Republican Senator

Missouri

Cosponsors (5)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)David McCormick (Republican)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Pete Ricketts (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

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