U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB1569: CATCH Fentanyl Act
Status: In committee, August 15, 2025
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the committee substitute text, August 15, 2025:
A BILL 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. SECTION 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful Fentanyl Act or the CATCH Fentanyl Act . SECTION 2. Definitions In this and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives . (2) Artificial intelligence; AI The terms artificial intelligence and AI have the meaning given the term artificial intelligence in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115-232 ; 10 U.S.C. 4061 note). (3) CBP innovation team The term CBP Innovation Team means the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Innovation Team within the Office of the Commissioner. (4) Nonintrusive inspection technology; NII technology The terms nonintrusive inspection technology and NII technology means technical equipment and machines, such as X-ray or gamma-ray imaging equipment, that allow cargo inspections without the need to open the means of transport and unload the cargo. (5) Pilot projects The term pilot projects means the projects required under section 3(a) for testing and assessing the use of technologies to improve the inspection process at land ports of entry. SECTION 3. Pilot projects allowing additional …
Sponsors
- Clay Higgins (R, HD-003) · primary sponsor
- Seth Magaziner (D, HD-002)
- Carlos Gimenez (R, HD-FL-28)
- Daniel Goldman (D, 10)
- Mark Green (R, HD-TN-7)
- Mike Haridopolos (R, HD-FL-8)
- Donald Davis (D, HD-001)
- Cleo Fields (D, HD-006)
- Gabe Evans (R, HD-CO-8)
- Josh Riley (D, HD-019)
- Angela Craig (D, HD-MN-2)
- Robert Garcia (D, HD-CA-42)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 187.
- : Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-229.
- : Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Discharged
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration, Computers and information technology, Immigration, Performance measurement, Customs enforcement, Law enforcement administration and funding, Advanced technology and technological innovations, Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Common questions
- What is HB1569?
- HB1569 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): CATCH Fentanyl Act.
- What does HB1569 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB1569?
- In committee as of August 15, 2025. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 187. (August 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1569?
- Clay Higgins (R, HD-003), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1569?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1569
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