HR8022-119

In Committee

DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Mar 19, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Technology, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H37C7F52DFB5246EA966C106DD1A98A38: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Nitazenes Act of 2026 or the DETECT...
  • Section HF5FAC8DAC4DC4CF589361CE71C4CC068: 2. Enhancing the capacity to detect and identify drugs such as nitazenes Section 302(15) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182(15)) is amended, in...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Technology, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Technology Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • health care providers and patients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 20, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

Mar 19, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Mar 19, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 19, 2026

Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Vindman, and Mr. Baumgartner) introduced …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Technology Immigration
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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