S 614
118th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023
This bill permanently 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.
The temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act expires on December 31, 2024.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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