DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2025
Key claim: The Senate has introduced the DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2025 (S. 3093) and sent it to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Abstract
(S3093 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2025-11-03): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Why this matters
Nitazenes are a rising class of ultra-potent synthetic opioids increasingly found in the illicit drug supply, and multiple parallel bills now aim to bring detection, scheduling, and enforcement tools to bear. The DETECT Nitazenes Act joins the House-side STOP Nitazenes Act and the earlier Nitazene Control Act as a Senate committee-stage proposal, signaling bicameral interest but no binding change yet.