A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant amounts for providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders.
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118th Congress (2023–2025)
Introduced on Feb 2, 2023
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on February 2, 2023. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
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1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
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S. 261 is a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 261. This is the one from the 118th Congress.
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