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This bill would make a broad group of fentanyl-like drugs illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act by placing them in Schedule I, the category for drugs with a high risk of abuse and no accepted medical use. It covers not only fentanyl itself, but also related chemicals that are built in similar ways, including many versions that could be slightly changed to avoid existing drug laws. The bill also says that the usual mandatory minimum prison sentence would not apply for certain offenses involving these fentanyl-related substances.
- It adds fentanyl-related substances to Schedule I unless they are specifically exempted or already listed in another drug schedule.
- It defines these substances by listing several kinds of chemical changes that still count as fentanyl-related, so the rule would cover many similar compounds.
- It changes sentencing rules so the required minimum prison term would not apply to offenses involving these substances under the covered section of the law.
Official Summaries
Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
This bill places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.
Additionally, the bill prohibits the application of a mandatory minimum prison term for certain drug offenses involving fentanyl-related substances.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 920 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 920
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related
substances as schedule I controlled substances, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 4, 2025
Mr. Buchanan (for himself and Mr. Pappas) introduced the following
bill; which was 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
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A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related
substances as schedule I controlled substances, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Initiative to Guarantee
Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act''.
SEC. 2. FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES.
(a) In General.--Schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(e)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another
schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which
contains any quantity of fentanyl-related substances, or which contains
their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of
such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the
specific chemical designation.
``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances'
includes any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or
more of the following modifications:
``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl
group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in
or on the monocycle.
``(B) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with
alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or
nitro groups.
``(C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with
alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo,
haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups.
``(D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic
monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the
aromatic monocycle.
``(E) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another
acyl group.''.
(b) No Minimum Sentence.--Section 401(b)(1)(C) of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(C)) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ``Any minimum term of imprisonment required to be
imposed under this subparagraph shall not apply with respect to a
controlled substance described in subsection (e)(1) of schedule I.''.
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