DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3093 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3093 To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Drug Enforcement Agency to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt illicit substances, such as nitazenes, in very low concentrations. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 3, 2025 Mr. Schmitt (for himself, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Gallego, and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Drug Enforcement Agency to develop greater capacity to detect, identify, and disrupt illicit substances, such as nitazenes, in very low concentrations. 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 ``Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Nitazenes Act of 2025'' or the ``DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2025''. SEC. 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 the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``fentanyl and xylazine'' and inserting ``fentanyl, xylazine, and nitazenes''. <all>