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S 380 118th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Violent crime

Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2023

Introduced: February 9, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2023

This bill makes the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death a first degree murder.

An individual who is guilty of first degree murder by distributing fentanyl is subject to death or life in prison.

What's happening now February 9, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 916 Related bill Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Republican 18
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Sep 6, 2023
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Apr 25, 2023
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Ricketts, Pete
Nebraska · Apr 18, 2023
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Schmitt, Eric
Missouri · Feb 28, 2023
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 14, 2023
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Britt, Katie Boyd
Alabama · Feb 9, 2023
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 9, 2023
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 9, 2023
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 9, 2023
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Feb 9, 2023
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Feb 9, 2023
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Feb 9, 2023
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Feb 9, 2023
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Feb 9, 2023
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Feb 9, 2023
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Feb 9, 2023
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 9, 2023
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 380: Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-380/
MLA
"S. 380: Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-380/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 380, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-380/.
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[S. 380: Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-380/)
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