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Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to add fentanyl-related substances to Schedule I, the most restrictive controlled substances category. It defines fentanyl-related substances as any compound structurally related to fentanyl through various chemical modifications, including changes to multiple parts of the molecule's structure. The definition covers salts, isomers, and salts of isomers of these substances. The bill removes mandatory minimum sentencing requirements that would otherwise apply to Schedule I offenses involving fentanyl-related substances.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Vern Buchanan’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION $43,200
- FLORIDA CRYSTALS $16,100
- DERICK DERMATOLOGY $13,200
- BLACKSTONE $8,100
- CASL $7,609
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Vern Buchanan → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 4, 2025 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. · house
- Feb 4, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
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
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.”. <all>
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