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To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the death penalty for anyone who knowingly deals fentanyl to a person who dies from the use of such fentanyl.
Summary
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to make the death penalty available as a sentence for anyone who knowingly distributes fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance that results in a person's death. The bill also increases the maximum fines for this offense to $2 million for individual defendants and $10 million for corporate defendants, which is double the amount normally authorized for drug trafficking offenses.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Chip Roy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $112,464
- SBG $13,200
- HUFFINES COMMUNITIES $10,250
- Q2 BANKING $9,900
- WOODFOREST FINANCIAL GROUP $8,700
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Chip Roy → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 12, 2026 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. · house
- May 12, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 12, 2026
Mr. Roy introduced the following bill; which was 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
A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the death penalty for anyone who knowingly deals fentanyl to a person who dies from the use of such fentanyl.
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 “Deal Death, Face Death Act”.
SEC. 2. DEATH SENTENCE FOR FENTANYL.
Section 401(b)(1)(C) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(C)) which is amended by inserting after “In the case of a controlled substance in schedule I or II, gamma hydroxybutyric acid (including when scheduled as an approved drug product for purposes of section 3(a)(1)(B) of the Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act of 2000), or 1 gram of flunitrazepam, except as provided in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D), such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 20 years and if death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than twenty years or more than life, a fine not to exceed the greater of that authorized in accordance with the provisions of title 18, United States Code, or $1,000,000 if the defendant is an individual or $5,000,000 if the defendant is other than an individual, or both.” the following: “If any person commits such a violation with respect to a controlled substance that contains any quantity of fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance, such person shall be sentenced, if death results from the use of such substance, to death, a fine not to exceed the greater of twice that authorized in accordance with the provisions of title 18, United States Code, or $2,000,000 if the defendant is an individual or $10,000,000 if the defendant is other than an individual, or both.”. <all>
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