Sen. Rob Portman is targeting a deadly synthetic opioid in new legislation he plans to introduce when Congress returns next week.

The Ohio Republican’s move comes a few days after Cincinnati reported 174 overdoses in six days potentially linked to the synthetic opioid fentanyl and another opioid called carfentanil. The bill is intended to help postal workers screen for and catch fentanyl that is being mailed into the U.S. from overseas.

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