HLS 23RS-137 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 7
BY REPRESENTATIVES CHARLES OWEN, AMEDEE, BACALA, BOYD, CARRIER,
ECHOLS, EDMONDS, EMERSON, FIRMENT, GADBERRY, GAROFALO,
LARVADAIN, MIGUEZ, MOORE, ORGERON, AND SCHAMERHORN
DRUGS/ILLEGAL: Memorializes Congress to take necessary actions to halt the influx of
fentanyl from Mexico and China into the United States
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to halt the
3 influx of fentanyl from Mexico and China into the United States.
4 WHEREAS, Mexico and China have become the dominant sources of fentanyl in the
5United States; mass quantities of fentanyl are crossing into the United States from Mexico
6and China; and
7 WHEREAS, the volume of fentanyl smuggled into the United States has killed
8thousands of Americans and has the potential to kill and harm thousands more Americans;
9and
10 WHEREAS, fentanyl is being packaged and disseminated as elements of falsely
11identified prescription and illegal drugs into the United States; and
12 WHEREAS, fentanyl that originates in Mexico and China has been detected in forms
13such as candy and food products, and on United States currency; and
14 WHEREAS, the country of Mexico, as a sovereign nation, should have control over
15its own territory and landmass and should be highly concerned with the influx of base
16chemicals and production capacities into its own nation; and
17 WHEREAS, the government of Mexico is responsible for management and control
18of its own border, and as a member of the United Nations, to act in a responsible manner to
19surrounding countries; and
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1 WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl
2is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the United States and most cases of
3fentanyl-related overdoses are linked to illicitly manufactured fentanyl, which is distributed
4through illegal drug markets; and
5 WHEREAS, the Republic of Mexico and the People's Republic of China should take
6immediate action to locate and eradicate the receipt, storage, production, and dissemination
7of this dangerous drug; and
8 WHEREAS, it is necessary that the United States Congress takes immediate action
9to stop the free flow of fentanyl into the United States.
10 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
11memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to halt the
12influx of fentanyl from Mexico and China into the United States.
13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
14presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Congress of the
15United States of America and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 7 Original 2023 Regular Session Charles Owen
Memorializes congress to take such actions as are necessary to halt the influx of fentanyl
from Mexico and China into the U.S.
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