119th (2025–2027)
H.Res. 959
This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' position that illicit fentanyl-related substances should be classified as weapons of mass destruction and endorses President Trump's executive order to that effect. The resolution highlights the severity of the fentanyl crisis, citing that a single kilogram can kill 500,000 people and that over 71,000 Americans died from synthetic opioid overdoses in 2021, making fentanyl the leading driver of the opioid epidemic. The resolution identifies China, Mexico, and India as major sources of illicit fentanyl and fentanyl precursors entering the United States. While this is a non-binding resolution expressing the House's sense rather than a law with specific funding or implementation timelines, it calls for the president to formally designate illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction and for Congress to place these substances permanently in Schedule I of the controlled substances list.