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S 339 117th 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: February 22, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Feb 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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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 February 22, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1910 Related bill Federal Initiative To Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
  • HR 3269 Identical bill Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 27, 2021
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 3, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 339: Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-339/
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"S. 339: Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-339/.
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S. 339, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-339/.
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[S. 339: Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-339/)
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