WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) applauded the news that her bipartisan Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life (END FENTANYL) Act with Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and colleagues has been signed into law by the President. This bipartisan law will help crack down on drug smuggling by requiring the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to update its drug interdiction guidance at least once every three years to ensure it is up to date. Currently, many CBP policies that outline drug interdiction practices are outdated and do not provide guidance on how to handle drugs like fentanyl.
Las Vegas Sun: Legislation to address drug smuggling at southern border signed into law
By Grace Da Rocha
Key Points:
- A bill was signed into law today by President Joe Biden requiring the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to review field operation policies and handbooks once every three years in an attempt to restrict drug smuggling at the southern United States border.
- The bipartisan legislation — Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life Act — was sponsored by Sens. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Rick Scott, R-Fla.
- Rosen in a statement said, “the overwhelming flow of fentanyl through our southern border is destroying communities and families across Nevada. That’s why I’ve been working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to secure our border and get CBP the resources they need to combat the fentanyl crisis.”
- Some CBP policies are outdated and don’t provide guidance on handling of drugs like fentanyl, Rosen’s office said. The new legislation is based on a 2019 U.S. Government Accountability Office report that found “CBP has not updated many of its policies — in a few cases for almost 20 years,” the report said.
- “I’ll keep working in a bipartisan way to keep families in every community across Nevada safe,” Rosen said.
KTNV Las Vegas: New law requires more frequent updates at border to detect illicit drugs
By Joe Moeller
Key Points:
- Fentanyl-related overdoses are not only a problem in Nevada but across the country.
- From 2020 to 2023, there was a 97% increase in fentanyl-related overdose deaths in Clark County, according to health officials.
- On Monday, President Joe Biden signed the “End Fentanyl Act” into law. It was legislation co-sponsored by Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen.
- A previous report by the Government Accountability Office stated that drug policies had not been updated in 20 years.
KRNV Reno: Rosen’s bipartisan bill to crack down on fentanyl at southern border signed into law
Anchor: “Senator Jacky Rosen applauding the passage of her END Fentanyl Act today. The new law aims to crack down on drug smuggling by requiring Border Patrol to update its policies at least once every three years. Currently, Rosen says many CBP policies that outline drug interdiction practices are outdated and do not provide guidance on how to handle drugs like fentanyl.”
Telemundo Las Vegas: Rosen destaca su legislación para combatir el fentanilo
Reportera: “Hoy se conocieron detalles adicionales sobre un nuevo proyecto de ley que se basa en actualizar los protocolos y capacitaciones para oficiales en la frontera y la atención a la crisis del fentanilo. Justamente este habla del impacto que ha traído a la comunidad por lo que se detecta o su detección puede salvar vidas. De hecho, la propuesta fue presentada por la senadora Jacky Rosen, quien asegura que una sola pastilla, una sola píldora, puede representar una muerte.”
Senadora Rosen: “Again, was to provide the Customs and Border Patrol agents with the new tools and technology to stop fentanyl.”
Univision Reno – Ley bipartidista llevada por Rosen para tomar medidas más agresivas contra el fentanilo se convierte en ley
Reportero: “Les cuento que esto es parte de los esfuerzos para combatir los opioides en nuestra área aquí en nuestro estado. Y esto también ayudaría a reducir el número de muertes que vemos por culpa del fentanilo, en especial entre los jóvenes, en las escuelas. La ley bipartidista para la erradicación de estupefacientes ahora es una realidad en Nevada. El proyecto de ley que fue introducido por la senadora de Nevada Jacky Rosen dice que con esta medida se atacará el problema desde la raíz desde el lugar donde entra la droga, desde la frontera.”
KOH-AM Reno: Rosen’s bipartisan bill to crack down on fentanyl at southern border signed into law
Host: “Jacky Rosen applauded the news that her bipartisan END Fentanyl Act with Senator Rick Scott and colleagues has been signed into law. Supporters say the bipartisan law will crack down on drug smuggling by requiring the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to update its drug interdiction guidance at least once every three years to ensure it’s up to date.”
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