Bill in U.S. House Would Provide Dedicated Drug Task Force Funding

Bill in U.S. House would provide dedicated drug task force funding

Three members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington introduced a bill Thursday that would provide a dedicated federal funding source for multijurisdictional drug task forces throughout the country.

Washington congressional members’ bill expands funding for local drug task forces to combat opioids - The Daily Chronicle

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, last week joined with colleagues Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, and Rick Larsen, D-Bellingham, on the End Fentanyl Trafficking with Local Task Forces Act to establish a dedicated federal funding stream to help multi-jurisdictional drug task forces combat opioid trafficking in Washington state and across the country. The bill’s introduction coincided with National Police Week, celebrated from May 11…