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Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2019

Introduced: June 5, 2019 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 5, 2019
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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 June 5, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 5, 2019
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jun 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1724: Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1724/
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"S. 1724: Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1724/.
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S. 1724, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1724/.
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[S. 1724: Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1724/)
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