OH SCR1

Urges the 119th U.S. Congress to pass legislation similar to the Stop Our Scourge Act of 2023, which would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction

Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine, and has become the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18-45

Overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl) reached an estimated 74,702 nationally in 2023, with fentanyl involved in 78% of Ohio's unintentional drug overdose deaths that year

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized over 21,000 pounds of illicit fentanyl in fiscal year 2024, representing an 800% increase in seizures since fiscal year 2019

Directs the Ohio Senate Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to U.S. Senate and House leadership, Ohio's congressional delegation, and Ohio news media