HR2964-119

What This Bill Does

The Fight Fentanyl Act amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act. It adds fentanyl-specific HIDTA reporting on funds used to investigate fentanyl or fentanyl-related trafficking organizations and individuals, resulting prosecutions, seizure amounts, and regional threat-assessment data on substance abuse, trafficking, and transportation trends. It requires HIDTA reports to describe limitations on meeting area goals and recommendations involving resources, partnerships, authority, or law. It authorizes 333,000,000 dollars per year for HIDTA from fiscal years 2025 through 2030, raises a related amount from 10,000,000 dollars to 14,224,000 dollars, adds assistance to federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement for fentanyl interdiction, and requires the Attorney General to make investigative and prosecution resources available, including temporary Assistant United States Attorney reassignments prioritizing fentanyl trafficking cases.

Who Benefits and How

High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas benefit from a six-year 333,000,000 dollar annual authorization and expanded fentanyl-specific purposes. Federal prosecutors benefit from a process for temporary Assistant United States Attorney reassignments focused on fentanyl trafficking organizations. State law enforcement agencies benefit from HIDTA assistance for fentanyl interdiction activities. Communities harmed by fentanyl trafficking benefit if the reporting, data, and prosecution resources improve interdiction and case outcomes.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The Office of National Drug Control Policy must collect and report fentanyl seizure, prosecution, and threat-assessment data. The Attorney General must establish a process within 180 days for HIDTA-requested Assistant United States Attorney reassignments. HIDTA executive boards must identify resource limitations and coordinate requests for prosecutorial support. Fentanyl trafficking organizations face increased investigation, prosecution, seizure, and interdiction pressure.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes 333,000,000 dollars per year for HIDTA for fiscal years 2025 through 2030.
• Requires reports on HIDTA funds used for fentanyl investigations, prosecutions, seizures, and trafficking trends.
• Expands HIDTA purposes to include fentanyl interdiction assistance for federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement.
• Directs the Attorney General to make prosecutorial resources available for fentanyl trafficking cases and create a reassignment process.