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HR 1758 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

SIFT Act of 2023

Introduced: March 23, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2023
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 23, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023 or the SIFT Act of 2023

This bill permanently adds five fentanyl analogues and the entire category of fentanyl-related substances to 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.

Fentanyl-related substances are currently regulated under schedule I through a temporary order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The temporary order expires on December 31, 2024.

The bill also creates a process to remove from schedule I certain fentanyl-related substances that do not have a high potential for abuse.

What's happening now May 9, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1580 Related bill CEASE Overdose Act of 2023
  • S 600 Related bill Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act
  • S 614 Related bill Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 8
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Sep 12, 2023
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Kean, Thomas H.
New Jersey · Apr 24, 2023
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Apr 24, 2023
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Mar 30, 2023
Williams, Brandon
· Mar 29, 2023
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Mar 23, 2023
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Mar 23, 2023
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Ezell, Mike
Mississippi · Mar 23, 2023
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Mar 23, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1758: SIFT Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1758/
MLA
"H.R. 1758: SIFT Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1758/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1758, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1758/.
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[H.R. 1758: SIFT Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1758/)
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