United States · Bill · S
S. 1280 (118th)
TRANQ Research Act of 2023
Introduced
25 April 2023
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286.
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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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Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 13 December 2023
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 13 December 2023
Reported to Senate
summary · EN · 13 December 2023
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 April 2023
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 April 2023
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 April 2023
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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