S 1724
116th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Postal service
Trade restrictions
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2019
This bill reduces drug quantity thresholds that trigger certain mandatory minimum prison terms for a defendant who manufactures, distributes, imports, exports, or possesses with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Additionally, the bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to increase the availability of chemical screening devices and dedicate the appropriate number of personnel to interdict fentanyl and other substances that are unlawfully imported into the United States.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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