H.R. 1569 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
CATCH Fentanyl Act
Cosponsors: 21 (10 D, 11 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2025-02-25
Latest action (2025-08-15): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 187.
What H.R. 1569 does, in plain terms
Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful Fentanyl Act or the CATCH Fentanyl Act This bill establishes a pilot program for improving the inspection of conveyances or modes of transportation at land ports of entry along U.S. borders to detect contraband, illegal drugs, illegal weapons, human smuggling, and threats. Specifically, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Innovation Team must test technology in at least one of the categories of artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-performance computing, quantum information sciences, or other emerging technologies. The team must also test and collect data regarding at least five types of enhancements to nonintrusive inspection technology (e.g., X-ray machines) able to be deployed at land ports of entry.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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