House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
CATCH Fentanyl Act
Official title: To establish a pilot program to assess the use of technology to speed up and enhance the cargo inspection process at land ports of entry along the border.
Sponsor: Rep. Clay Higgins R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2025
- Committee actionApr 9, 2025
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 15, 2025 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 187.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1569.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1569, CATCH Fentanyl Act” on July 18, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on April 9, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61575
- CBO publication date
- July 18, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1569, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1569
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-229 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on August 15, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 15, 2025 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/229
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1569, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1569
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 37, February 25, 2025, Page H837):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 25, 2025 ↗
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- Statement length
- 265 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1569, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1569
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
21 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 10 Democrats
10 of 21 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.
Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Donald Davis (D-NC), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Mark Green (R-TN), Michael Guest (R-MS), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Addison McDowell (R-NC), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Josh Riley (D-NY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Clay Higgins.
- H.R. 2715 (119th) Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act
- H.R. 5143 (119th) District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 2056 (119th) District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025
- H.R. 6963 (119th) To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C.…
- H.R. 2716 (119th) Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
- H.R. 9725 (119th) Restoring Integrity and Efficiency to Inspector General Oversight Act of 2026
Related bills
- S. 703 (119th) CATCH Fentanyl ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.