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118th Congress > House > Vote 211

Date: May 11, 2023

Result: 425-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 212

Sponsor: COLLINS, Mike (R-GA)

Bill number: HR1734

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Description: TRANQ Research Act

Bill summary:

Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality Research Act of 2023 or the TRANQ Research Act of 2023

This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support research and other activities related to identifying xylazine (a compound used in veterinary medicine as a nonopioid tranquilizer), novel synthetic opioids, and other new psychoactive substances.

In particular, NIST must support

basic measurement science and research;
near-real time spectrometry capabilities (i.e., a technique for rapidly identifying the chemical composition of a substance);
strategies and voluntary best practices for handling, transporting, and analyzing such substances; and
collaboration with other government agencies, institutions of higher education, and the private sector to enhance relevant narcotic and opioid detection and analysis capabilities.

Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must conduct a study on the capabilities of the federal government to detect, identify, and otherwise respond to threats of new psychoactive substances, such as xylazine.

Bill titles: To require coordinated National Institute of Standards and Technology science and research activities regarding illicit drugs containing xylazine, novel synthetic opioids, and other substances of concern, and for other purposes.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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