HR 1597
118th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
William and James Wonacott Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 14, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
William and James Wonacott Act of 2023
This bill establishes specific criminal penalties for the sale or distribution of illicit fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance to another person without that person's knowledge.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the sale or distribution of any substance that has two milligrams or more of illicit fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance to another person without that person's knowledge. Violators are subject to a minimum of 20 years of imprisonment (25 years if the violation results in death) and a maximum of life imprisonment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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