118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 171HALT Fentanyl Act

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

Crime and law enforcement
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Last action Jan 20, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
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Referred
Jan 20, 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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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill 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. Additionally, the bill establishes a new, alternative registration process for schedule I research that is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Veterans Affairs or that is conducted under an investigative new drug exemption from the Food and Drug Administration. The bill also makes...

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Jan 20, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023
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.
Jan 9, 2023
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.