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HR 27 · in committee · major

HALT Fentanyl Act

What this bill does

  • This bill permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs under federal law.
  • It affects people caught manufacturing, distributing, or possessing fentanyl-related drugs and medical researchers.
  • Penalties match fentanyl offenses, with 100+ grams triggering 10-year mandatory minimum sentences.

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    How would permanently scheduling all fentanyl-related substances affect researchers studying pain management and addiction treatment?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports using mandatory minimum sentences rather than other enforcement approaches to reduce fentanyl distribution?

  3. 03

    How might this bill's penalties impact individuals with opioid addiction who possess fentanyl versus those manufacturing it for sale?

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Sponsor · R-VA-9

H. Morgan Griffith

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Introduced 2025-02-10

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-10 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-02-06 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-02-06 · house · Floor

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 312 - 108 (Roll no. 33). (text: CR H520-522)

  4. 2025-02-06 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 312 - 108 (Roll no. 33). (text: CR H520-522)

  5. 2025-02-06 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H533-535)

  6. 2025-02-06 · house · Floor

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Trahan amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes prevailed. Mrs. Trahan demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceeding until a time to be announced.

  7. 2025-02-06 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 93, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Trahan amendment No. 2.

  8. 2025-02-06 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 27.

  9. 2025-02-06 · house · Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 27 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. The resolution makes in order only the further amendment printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report.

  10. 2025-02-06 · house · Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 93. (consideration: CR H520-533)

  11. 2025-02-05 · house · Floor

    Rule H. Res. 93 passed House.

  12. 2025-02-04 · house · Floor

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 93 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 27 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. The resolution makes in order only the further amendment printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report.

  13. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

  14. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

  15. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  16. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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