S 9221 — Establishes a medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants test strip program
Congress · introduced 2026-02-17
Directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to establish a program for individuals to receive free drug test strips to detect the presence of medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants; directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in cooperation with the commissioner of the department of health, to develop and conduct a public awareness and educational campaign on the dangers of medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants.
Latest action: 2026-02-17 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Christopher Ryan (—, NY-50) — sponsor · 2026-02-17
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
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| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | Christopher Ryan | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Ryan (—, state_upper NY-50) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-02-17 · sponsored by Christopher Ryan (sponsor) · sponsorship