URGING THE US CONGRESS TO ENACT SENATE BILL 4446

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-06-16 · resolution

Miami-Dade County adopted a resolution urging the U.S. Congress to enact Senate Bill 4446 (the PRESS Act) or similar legislation. This act aims to prohibit the importation and manufacturing of pill press machines and chemical products intended for counterfeiting substances, particularly in response to the opioid and fentanyl crisis. The resolution highlights that these machines can produce thousands of counterfeit pills per hour and that parts are often smuggled and assembled domestically. The Board of County Commissioners supports this measure as a tool to disrupt the supply chain of synthetic opioids. No specific developer or project was mentioned; this is a legislative advocacy item.