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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 21, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act or the INTERDICT Act
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to: (1) increase the number of chemical screening devices available to CBP officers to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, including such substances imported through the mail or by an express consignment operator or carrier; and (2) dedicate the appropriate number of CBP personnel, including scientists, to interpret data collected by such devices during all operational hours.
(Sec. 4) The bill authorizes appropriations to the CBP to ensure that the necessary screening and interdiction resources are available during all operational hours.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2142 as public Law on Jan 10, 2018. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Oct 24, 2017
International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
412 Yea 3 Nay 17 not voting
Crossed both parties 3 of 415 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Democrat, 2 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
432 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2142 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 2142 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
18 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.