Washington, July 13 -- Representative Emilia Sykes issued the following press release:
U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) celebrated the passage of H.R. 8535, the Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act, bipartisan legislation that requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish performance metrics and improve coordination within the Department on working to combat illicit fentanyl trafficking. The bill will strengthen efforts to disrupt the flow of fentanyl into the United States and help address the overdose crisis impacting families across Ohio's 13th Congressional District.
"The fentanyl crisis has touched communities across Northeast Ohio, and addressing it requires a coordinated response from every level of govern...