H.R. 8022

Summary

H.R. 8022, the DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Mar 19, 2026 by Rep. August Pfluger (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, and last saw action on Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

Record

Text

H.R. 8022 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8022 IH: Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Nitazenes Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-19
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8022  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 19, 2026   Mr. Pfluger  (for himself,  Mr. Vindman , and  Mr. Baumgartner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security    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.
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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 Nitazenes Act of 2026  .
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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 .

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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.

Sponsors

Rep. August Pfluger (R) sponsors H.R. 8022, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

August Pfluger

Rep. · R–TX-11 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 19, 2026

Michael Baumgartner

Rep. · R–WA-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 19, 2026 · Original

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 19, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 8022 went before 2 committees: Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee and Homeland Security.

Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee

Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee

Referred to · Mar 20, 2026 · 11 Bills

Homeland Security

Homeland Security

Referred To · Mar 19, 2026 · 6 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8022 has taken 3 actions since Mar 19, 2026, the latest on Mar 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8022 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 8022.

S 3093DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2025Nov 3, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental… · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 8022 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026 — Display Title
• DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Nitazenes Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8022 in 2 quarterly filings, 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 Banking, Defense, Education, Foreign Relations, Homeland Security, Science/Technology, Trade (domestic/foreign), Intelligence.

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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. 8022 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8022’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8022, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PFLUGER:H.R. 8022.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H2622]

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