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S 2701 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

Introduced: October 24, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Oct 24, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 24, 2019
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Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

This bill adds the entire category of fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.

What's happening now October 24, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 7
  • HR 2935 Related bill Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act
  • HR 5421 Related bill SIFT Act of 2019
  • S 1622 Related bill Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act
  • S 3148 Related bill Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act
  • S 3193 Related bill Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
  • S 3342 Related bill Zero Tolerance for Deceptive Fentanyl Trafficking Act
  • HR 5771 Identical bill Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Nov 7, 2019
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Nov 6, 2019
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Nov 6, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2701: Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2701/
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"S. 2701: Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2701/.
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S. 2701, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2701/.
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