Bill Details
S.724 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-02-25
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Committees
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Sponsors
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This bill would keep the current temporary federal drug rules for fentanyl-related substances in place for 6 more months. In simple terms, it extends the government’s emergency control over these drugs from March 31, 2025, to September 30, 2025. The goal is to continue restricting fentanyl-related substances while lawmakers decide what long-term policy should be used.
- Changes the current end date for the temporary scheduling order from March 31, 2025, to September 30, 2025.
- Applies to fentanyl-related substances, which are closely related drugs that can be very dangerous and are often linked to overdose deaths.
- Does not create a new permanent drug policy; it simply gives the temporary order more time.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 724 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 724
To extend the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related
substances for 6 months.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 25, 2025
Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To extend the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related
substances for 6 months.
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 ``Temporary Extension of Fentanyl-
Related Substances Scheduling Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ORDER FOR FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES.
Section 2 of the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the
Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act (Public Law 116-114; 134
Stat. 103) is amended by striking ``March 31, 2025'' and inserting
``September 30, 2025''.
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