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
- Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to Hold Hearing on the Nexus between the Illicit Drug Trade and Corruption November 15, 2021
- ADVISORY: U.S. Senate Drug Caucus to Hold Field Hearing in Cedar Rapids October 12, 2021
- Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to Hold Hearing on Federal Response to the Drug Overdose Epidemic July 16, 2021
- Feinstein, Grassley, Schatz Introduce Bill to Expand Cannabidiol, Marijuana Research February 5, 2021
- Cornyn, Feinstein to Hold Hearing on Public Health Effects of Marijuana October 22, 2019
Hearings
- 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
- The Federal Response to the Drug Overdose Epidemic July 20, 2021
- Countering the Global Narcotics Epidemic – The United States’ Counternarcotics Strategy June 11, 2019
- Stopping the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China October 2, 2018
Reports
- 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
- Preventing a Security Crisis in the Caribbean September 13, 2012
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