Rep. Joyce Bill to Protect Border Patrol Agents From Fentanyl Passes Homeland Security Committee
May 21, 2022
May 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 20, 2022:
This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security advanced Congressman Dave Joyce's (OH-14) bill, the PREVENT Act, to protect Customs and Border Protection (CBP) frontline personnel when handling illicit drugs. In FY2021, CBP seized a total of 624,500 pounds of drugs, including 11,203 pounds of fentanyl which is enough to kill the entire U.S. population about eight times over. In . . .
This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security advanced Congressman Dave Joyce's (OH-14) bill, the PREVENT Act, to protect Customs and Border Protection (CBP) frontline personnel when handling illicit drugs. In FY2021, CBP seized a total of 624,500 pounds of drugs, including 11,203 pounds of fentanyl which is enough to kill the entire U.S. population about eight times over. In . . .