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HALT Fentanyl Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

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What This Bill Does

This act permanently 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.

Under the act, offenses involving fentanyl-related substances are triggered by the same quantity thresholds and subject to the same penalties as offenses involving fentanyl analogues (e.g., offenses involving 100 grams or more trigger a 10-year mandatory minimum prison term).

Additionally, the act establishes a new, alternative registration process for certain schedule I research.

The act also makes several other changes to registration requirements for conducting research with controlled substances, including

  • permitting a single registration for related research sites in certain circumstances,
  • waiving the requirement for a new inspection in certain situations, and
  • allowing a registered researcher to perform certain manufacturing activities with small quantities of a substance without obtaining a manufacturing registration.

Finally, the act expresses the sense that Congress agrees with the interpretation of the Controlled Substances Act in United States v. McCray, a 2018 case decided by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. In that case, the court held that butyryl fentanyl, a controlled substance, can be considered an analogue of fentanyl even though, under the Controlled Substances Act, the term controlled substance analogue specifically excludes a controlled substance.

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Timeline

  1. Library of CongressSigned by President.
  2. Became Law
  3. House floor actionsPresented to President.
  4. House floor actionsConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2806)
  5. Floor Vote
  6. House floor actionsConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 489. (consideration: CR H2625-2633)
  7. House floor actionsRule H. Res. 489 passed House.
  8. House floor actionsRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 489 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331.
  9. House floor actionsReceived in the House.
  10. SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1762-1765)
  11. SenateCloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 15. Record Vote Number: 124. (CR S1735)
  12. SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1659)
  13. SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1623)
  14. SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1596)
  15. SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1521)
  16. SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1488)
  17. SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  18. SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  19. Library of CongressIntroduced in Senate
  20. SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  21. Introduced
  22. Committee

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