Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
CHAiRMAN (D-RI)
Countering the opioid crisis and fighting the international drug trade are top priorities for Senator Whitehouse. As a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, he wrote the first comprehensive opioid treatment and recovery law. He also helped pass shell corporation transparency requirements, which will aid law enforcement in following the dark money that fuels international narcotics trafficking.
Senator Chuck Grassley
Co-Chair (R-IA)
Senator Chuck Grassley brings a collection of voices to the table to help combat addiction, abuse and illicit drug trafficking. America continues to face a methamphetamine crisis and opioid epidemic that have shattered countless lives. Mexican drug cartels and Chinese drug makers have exploited lax border enforcement to flood the United States with fentanyl and other deadly substances.
Press Releases
- Whitehouse, Grassley Lead Senate Caucus in Issuing Report on Strategies to Combat Money Laundering by Drug Cartels September 15, 2022
- Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to Hold Hearing on Narcotics-Related Money Laundering July 6, 2022
- ADVISORY: Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to Hold Hearing on the 2022 National Drug Control Strategy June 9, 2022
- ADVISORY: U.S. Senate Drug Caucus to Hold Field Hearing in Cedar Rapids February 27, 2022
- Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to Hold Hearing on the Economics of Cartels February 23, 2022
Hearings
- Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to Hold Hearing on Narcotics-Related Money Laundering July 12, 2022
- Oversight of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and its 2022 National Drug Control Strategy June 14, 2022
- The $150 Billion Drug Market: A Dive into the Economics of Cartels March 4, 2022
- The Nexus between the Illicit Drug Trade and Corruption November 17, 2021
- Fighting for Iowans: Examining Drug Control, Prevention, and Treatment Efforts October 14, 2021
Reports
- Report: Strengthening U.S. Efforts to Attack the Financial Networks of Cartels September 15, 2022
- Cannabis Policy: Public Health and Safety Issues and Recommendations March 3, 2021
- Future U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Afghanistan December 23, 2014
- Eight Steps to Counter the Drug Trade in West Africa December 12, 2013
- The Buck Stops Here: U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Practices April 25, 2013
Legislation
- Grassley, Feinstein Bill Combats Candy and Fruit Flavored Drugs Marketed to Children March 12, 2015
- Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2015 January 13, 2015
- Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011 September 22, 2011
- National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month Resolution September 13, 2011
- Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2011 June 20, 2011