Ending Drug Trafficking in Our Communities Act

This bill renews and updates the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program, which helps regions hit hard by drug trafficking. It sets aside $400 million each year from 2026 through 2031 to support joint work by local, state, Tribal, territorial, and federal partners to reduce drug trafficking and overdoses.

It also tells the program’s director to find and spread “promising practices” that make the work more effective. These include targeting dealers tied to overdose deaths, improving information sharing about crimes involving illegal drugs and guns, and using and evaluating proven prevention strategies. Once a practice is vetted, it must be developed and shared for use across all HIDTA regions.

Key points

• Who is affected: Communities in HIDTA regions; law enforcement and prevention partners at the local, Tribal, state, territorial, and federal levels.
• What changes: Multi-year funding continues, and there’s a new, ongoing process to review, develop, and roll out effective practices across all regions.
• When: Funding and the new review process begin in fiscal year 2026 and run through 2031 for funding, with annual reviews each year after 2026.