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HR 1597 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

William and James Wonacott Act of 2023

Introduced: March 14, 2023 Introduced by: Newhouse, Dan Republican · Washington See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 24, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jul 25, 2023
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Apr 18, 2023
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Mar 30, 2023
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Mar 14, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1597: William and James Wonacott Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1597/
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"H.R. 1597: William and James Wonacott Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1597/.
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H.R. 1597, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1597/.
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