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SAFE Act of 2022

Introduced: March 8, 2022 Introduced by: Pappas, Chris Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 7, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 7, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Save Americans from the Fentanyl Emergency Act of 2022 or the SAFE Act of 2022

This bill permanently 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.

It limits the application of mandatory minimum penalties for certain offenses involving fentanyl-related substances, establishes a process to deschedule or remove certain fentanyl-related substances that have a low potential for abuse, and allows a federal court to vacate or reduce the sentence for convictions of offenses involving a fentanyl-related substance that is descheduled or moved to a schedule other than schedule I or II.

The bill establishes a new, alternative registration process for schedule I research. It also makes other changes to registration requirements for conducting research with controlled substances, including

  • permitting a single registration for related research sites in certain circumstances,
  • waiving the requirement for a new inspection in certain situations, and
  • allowing a registered researcher to perform certain manufacturing activities with small quantities of a substance without obtaining a manufacturing registration.

Finally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to analyze the implementation and impact of permanently placing fentanyl-related substances into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1910 Related bill Federal Initiative To Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
  • HR 6713 Related bill CEASE Overdose Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 4
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jul 14, 2022
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Mar 15, 2022
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 8, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Mar 8, 2022
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 8, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 8, 2022
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Mar 7, 2022
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6946: SAFE Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6946/
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"H.R. 6946: SAFE Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6946/.
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H.R. 6946, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6946/.
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