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HR 1563 · in committee · significant

STOP Fentanyl and Xylazine Act

What this bill does

  • The bill removes criminal penalties for possessing or selling equipment that tests for fentanyl and xylazine.
  • Drug users, harm reduction organizations, and healthcare providers are affected by this change.
  • The bill takes effect immediately upon passage with no new federal spending required.

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    How might removing criminal penalties for fentanyl and xylazine testing equipment affect overdose prevention efforts in your community?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between decriminalizing test strips and concerns about enabling drug use?

  3. 03

    Which groups—users, harm reduction organizations, or law enforcement—would experience the most significant changes from this bill?

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Sponsor · D-TX-30

Jasmine Crockett

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Introduced 2025-02-25

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-25 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  2. 2025-02-25 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. 2025-02-25 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-02-25 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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