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S. 1216 117th Congress Senate

Temporary Extension of Fentanyl Scheduling Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to extend the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances.

Introduced: April 19, 2021 Introduced by: Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances
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Apr 20, 2021
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 45.
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 4,960 Grassley, Chuck – No recorded outcome –
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 Latest action April 20, 2021

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 45.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Temporary Extension of Fentanyl Scheduling Act of 2021

This bill extends until July 6, 2022, the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The temporary order expires on May 6, 2021.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2630 Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
  • HR 2430 Temporary Reauthorization of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Sep 28, 2022
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 20, 2021
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 19, 2021
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 19, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1216: Temporary Extension of Fentanyl Scheduling Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1216/
MLA
"S. 1216: Temporary Extension of Fentanyl Scheduling Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1216/.
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S. 1216, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1216/.
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