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S 614 118th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023

Introduced: March 1, 2023 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Mar 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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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 March 1, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1580 Related bill CEASE Overdose Act of 2023
  • HR 1758 Related bill SIFT Act of 2023
  • S 1141 Related bill HALT Fentanyl Act
  • HR 4701 Identical bill Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 1, 2023
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Mar 1, 2023
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 1, 2023
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 1, 2023
 R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Mar 1, 2023
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · Mar 1, 2023
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Mar 1, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 1, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 614: Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-614/
MLA
"S. 614: Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-614/.
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S. 614, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-614/.
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[S. 614: Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-614/)
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