House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop performance metrics relating to the detection, deterrence, and seizure of fentanyl.
Sponsor: Rep. James Walkinshaw D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 27, 2026
- Committee actionJun 24, 2026
- Passed HouseJul 13, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8535.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-742 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on July 13, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 13, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/742
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8535, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8535
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 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. WALKINSHAW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 73, April 27, 2026, Page H3125):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 27, 2026 ↗
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- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8535, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8535
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
J. Correa (D-CA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Michael McCaul (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 5724 (119th) FAST Justice Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.