United States · Bill · S
S. 1280 (118th)
TRANQ Research Act of 2023
Introduced
25 April 2023
Last action
13 December 2023 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286.
Sponsors
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
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 emerging substances of concern. In particular, NIST must support basic measurement science and research, including graduate and postgraduate 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.
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Timeline
25 April 2023
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
10 May 2023
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
13 December 2023
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286.
Source: Calendars
13 December 2023
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
13 December 2023
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 13 December 2023 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 25 April 2023 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → TRANQ Research Act of 2023
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1280
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/s/1280
- us · 118-s-1280 · source updated 5 December 2025