H.R. 3078

Summary

H.R. 3078, to amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with certain Federal officials to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening of the mails, at prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Apr 29, 2025 by Rep. Josh Riley (D) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Science, Space, And Technology, and last saw action on Apr 29, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Record

Text

H.R. 3078 has 7 co-sponsors.

119 HR 3078 IH: To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with certain Federal officials to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening of the mails, at prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3078  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 29, 2025   Mr. Riley of New York  (for himself and  Mr. Nunn of Iowa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology    A BILL
To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with certain Federal officials to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening of the mails, at prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases, and for other purposes.
1.
Department of Energy research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles
(a)
In general
Title III of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18641 et seq. ) is amended by—
(1)
by redesignating section 317 ( 42 U.S.C. 18655 ) as section 318; and
(2)
by inserting after section 316 the following new section:
317.
Research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles
The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Postmaster General, shall carry out a research, development, testing, and evaluation program of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening—
(1)
of the mails;
(2)
at prisons;
(3)
at United States borders; and
(4)
in other related use cases.
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(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 317 and inserting the following new items:
Sec. 317. Research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles.
Sec. 318. Authorization of appropriations.
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To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with certain Federal officials to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening of the mails, at prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Riley (D) sponsors H.R. 3078, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Josh Riley

Rep. · D–NY-19 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 29, 2025

Zachary Nunn

Rep. · R–IA-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 29, 2025 · Original

Mike Kennedy

Rep. · R–UT-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 3, 2025

Pat Harrigan

Rep. · R–NC-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 15, 2025

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 15, 2025

Jeff Hurd

Rep. · R–CO-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 3, 2025

Claudia Tenney

Rep. · R–NY-24 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 21, 2025

Julie Fedorchak

Rep. · R–ND-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 18, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 3078 went before 1 committee: Science, Space, and Technology.

Science, Space, and Technology

Science, Space, and Technology

Referred To · Apr 29, 2025 · 178 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3078 has taken 2 actions since Apr 29, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3078 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3078 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with certain Federal officials to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening of the mails, at prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to coordinate with certain Federal officials to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of novel technologies to detect fentanyl vapor or particles in support of rapid screening of the mails, at prisons, at United States borders, and in other related use cases, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3078 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security, Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3078 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3078’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

Constitutional authority

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[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RILEY of New York:H.R. 3078.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section VIII[Page H1728]

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