Congress.gov119th Congress

H.R. 27

HALT Fentanyl Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2025Latest action Feb 10, 2025Crime and Law Enforcement

Plain-English summary

Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act or the HALT Fentanyl Act This bill 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 bill, 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.

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Timothy L Rep Walberg

Cosponsor · Republican · MI

Nicholas J. Begich III

Cosponsor · Republican · AK

Michael Lawler

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

John Joyce

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Robert J. Wittman

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

Michael James Baumgartner

Cosponsor · Republican · WA

Patrick Ryan

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

William Troy Balderson

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

James Austin Scott

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Russell Fry

Cosponsor · Republican · SC

Earl Leroy Carter

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Juan Ciscomani

Cosponsor · Republican · AZ

S. Brett Brett Hon. Guthrie

Cosponsor · Republican · KY

Gregory Francis Dr. Murphy

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Laura Gillen

Cosponsor · Democratic · NY

Bruce Westerman

Cosponsor · Republican · AR

Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans

Cosponsor · Republican · CO

Randall Feenstra

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Richard Hudson

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Benjamin Lee Cline

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

Dan Newhouse

Cosponsor · Republican · WA

Riley M. Moore

Cosponsor · Republican · WV

Daniel Webster

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Stephen A The Hon Womack

Cosponsor · Republican · AR

James French Hill

Cosponsor · Republican · AR

Peter Allen Stauber

Cosponsor · Republican · MN

Michelle Fischbach

Cosponsor · Republican · MN

Ann Wagner

Cosponsor · Republican · MO

Harold Rogers

Cosponsor · Republican · KY

Craig A. Goldman

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Daniel Crenshaw

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Julie Fedorchak

Cosponsor · Republican · ND

Vernon Buchanan

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Diana Harshbarger

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

August Lee Pfluger II

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Erin Houchin

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Mike Haridopolos

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Clay Higgins

Cosponsor · Republican · LA

Scott Franklin

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Kat Cammack

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

John Kevin Ellzey Sr.

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Gus M Bilirakis

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Zach Nunn

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Tim Burchett

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Carol D. Miller

Cosponsor · Republican · WV

Daniel Meuser

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Jeff Mr Van Drew

Cosponsor · Republican · NJ

Mark B. Messmer

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Gary J. Palmer

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

H. Morgan Griffith

Sponsor · Republican · VA

Michael Bost

Cosponsor · Republican · IL

Kevin Kiley

Cosponsor · Other · CA

Scott Fitzgerald

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

Garland Andy Barr

Cosponsor · Republican · KY

John R. Moolenaar

Cosponsor · Republican · MI

Robert E. Latta

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

Neal Patrick Md Facs Dunn

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Jay Obernolte

Cosponsor · Republican · CA

Nick Langworthy

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

John J. McGuire III

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

Crime and Law EnforcementAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of JusticeDrug trafficking and controlled substancesLicensing and registrationsResearch administration and funding

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