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2023 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 7
BY REPRESENTATIVES CHARLES OWEN, ADAMS, AMEDEE, BACALA,
BEAULLIEU, BOYD, BROWN, CARRIER, ROBBY CARTER, CORMIER,
COUSSAN, DEVILLIER, ECHOLS, EDMONDS, EDMONSTON, EMERSON,
FARNUM, FIRMENT, FONTENOT, FREIBERG, GADBERRY, GAROFALO,
HARRIS, HODGES, HORTON, ILLG, JEFFERSON, MIKE JOHNSON, KERNER,
KNOX, LAFLEUR, LARVADAIN, MACK, MCFARLAND, MCKNIGHT,
MIGUEZ, MOORE, ORGERON, PRESSLY, SCHAMERHORN, SCHLEGEL,
SEABAUGH, ST. BLANC, THOMAS, THOMPSON, W HEAT, AND WRIGHT
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to halt the
influx of fentanyl from Mexico and China into the United States.
WHEREAS, Mexico and China have become the dominant sources of fentanyl in the
United States; mass quantities of fentanyl are crossing into the United States from Mexico
and China; and
WHEREAS, the volume of fentanyl smuggled into the United States has killed
thousands of Americans and has the potential to kill and harm thousands more Americans;
and
WHEREAS, fentanyl is being packaged and disseminated as elements of falsely
identified prescription and illegal drugs into the United States; and
WHEREAS, fentanyl that originates in Mexico and China has been detected in forms
such as candy and food products, and on United States currency; and
WHEREAS, the country of Mexico, as a sovereign nation, should have control over
its own territory and landmass and should be highly concerned with the influx of base
chemicals and production capacities into its own nation; and
WHEREAS, the government of Mexico is responsible for management and control
of its own border, and as a member of the United Nations, to act in a responsible manner to
surrounding countries; and
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WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl
is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the United States and most cases of
fentanyl-related overdoses are linked to illicitly manufactured fentanyl, which is distributed
through illegal drug markets; and
WHEREAS, the Republic of Mexico and the People's Republic of China should take
immediate action to locate and eradicate the receipt, storage, production, and dissemination
of this dangerous drug; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the United States Congress takes immediate action
to stop the free flow of fentanyl into the United States.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to halt the
influx of fentanyl from Mexico and China into the United States.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Congress of the
United States of America and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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