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HR 4183 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2015

Introduced: December 11, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Dec 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 3, 2015
Introduced in House
Dec 3, 2015
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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2015

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the drug quantity thresholds that trigger a mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Specifically, the bill reduces from 400 to 20 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 100 to 5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 10-year or 20-year mandatory minimum prison term for high-level first-time or repeat offenders. It also reduces from 40 to 2 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 10 to 0.5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 5-year or 10-year mandatory minimum prison term for low-level first-time or repeat offenders.

What's happening now January 15, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6243 Related bill Comprehensive Fentanyl Control Act
  • S 2027 Identical bill Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 3
Curbelo, Carlos
· May 16, 2016
Donovan, Daniel
· May 12, 2016
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · May 12, 2016
Knight, Stephen
· Feb 23, 2016
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 28, 2016
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 28, 2016
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Dec 15, 2015
Comstock, Barbara
· Dec 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4183: Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4183/
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"H.R. 4183: Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4183/.
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H.R. 4183, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4183/.
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