Alan T. Shao II Fentanyl Public Health Emergency and Overdose Prevention Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 628 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 628 To suspend the entry of covered aliens in response to the fentanyl public health crisis. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 19, 2025 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Moreno) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To suspend the entry of covered aliens in response to the fentanyl public health crisis. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Alan T. Shao II Fentanyl Public Health Emergency and Overdose Prevention Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) More than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses during 2023, with the majority of such deaths caused by fentanyl. (2) Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid drug that is 50 ti…