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S 3193 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

Introduced: January 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jan 15, 2020
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 405.
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

This bill places fentanyl-related substances as a class into 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.

Additionally, the bill prohibits the application of a mandatory minimum prison term for certain drug offenses involving fentanyl-related substances.

What's happening now January 15, 2020

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 405.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5771 Related bill Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
  • S 2701 Related bill Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jan 14, 2020
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jan 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3193: Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3193/
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"S. 3193: Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3193/.
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S. 3193, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3193/.
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