Schrier Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Colleagues to Introduce Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act to Stop Fentanyl Sales on Social Media

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) joined a group of Senate and House colleagues to introduce the Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act to stop drug trafficking on social media platforms and help law enforcement counter the sale of illicit drugs on social media platforms. The bill requires social media companies and other communication service providers to alert federal law enforcement when illegal drug dealing and distribution occur on their platforms.

“Teens are far too often poisoned by fentanyl they purchased online, either purposely or inadvertently,” said Congresswoman Schrier. “This bill will save lives by giving law enforcement the resources they need to crack down on criminals selling drugs on social media platforms. You can count on me to work to protect children and communities from fentanyl poisoning and addiction. ” 

Background:

The bill is named for two teenagers: Cooper Davis of Kansas and Devin Norring of Minnesota, who died after unknowingly taking counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl purchased through Snapchat. The National Crime Prevention Council estimates that eight in ten teen and young adult fentanyl overdose deaths are associated with social media contact.

Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Don Davis (D-NC), Addison McDowell (R-NC), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), and Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) introduced the legislation in the House. 

It is sponsored in the Senate by Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Todd Young (R-IN).

Read the bill text HERE.