{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2024/09/25/higgins-legislation-to-combat-fentanyl-trafficking-passes-committee/", "Higgins\u2019 Legislation to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking Passes Committee", "2024-09-25", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", "clayhiggins", "https://clayhiggins.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Clay Higgins\u2019 (R-LA) announced today that his legislation to combat fentanyl trafficking, the Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful (CATCH) Fentanyl Act, passed the House Homeland Security Committee by unanimous vote.\n\nThe CATCH Fentanyl Act would create a pilot program using next-generation technology at border checkpoints to stop drug trafficking and make commercial trade more efficient. The bill enables the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to use Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) technology to screen and detect drugs, currency, illegal contraband, as well as smuggled or trafficked individuals into the United States.\n\n\u201cOur southern border is wide open and out of control,\u201d said Congressman Higgins. \u201cThe Biden-Harris administration\u2019s disregard for our national sovereignty has brought wave upon wave of human misery, illicit drugs, and terrorist threats. This common-sense legislation gives CBP the technology necessary to streamline legitimate commercial transit while enhancing narcotics detection.\u201d\n\nRead the full legislation here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2024/09/25/higgins-legislation-to-combat-fentanyl-trafficking-passes-committee/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5575927682220936, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}