HR 6057
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for enhanced penalties for trafficking in fentanyl, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 8, 2018
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.
Jun 8, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose a mandatory minimum prison term on a defendant who commits a low-level first-time or repeat offense involving the manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance containing two or more grams of fentanyl.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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