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S 2481 115th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2018

Introduced: March 1, 2018 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held.
Mar 1, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2018

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 April 11, 2018

Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held.

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