Docket
118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1212 — Death Penalty for Dealing Fentanyl Act of 2023

“To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for punishment for the knowing distribution of fentanyl, if death results, and for other purposes.”

Crime and law enforcement
Introduced Feb 27, 2023
Last action Mar 10, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 27, 2023
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Referred
Mar 10, 2023
E&C · Judiciary
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill authorizes the death penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses that result in death.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Mar 10, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2023
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.
Feb 27, 2023
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.