Federal Initiative To Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
Latest action · May 18, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Initiative To Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
This bill 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.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2021 to Mar 8, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Mar 8, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 16, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2021 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 16, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 19, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 17, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 16, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2021Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 49, March 16, 2021, page H1413.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-20 | AN EPIDEMIC WITHIN A PANDEMIC: UNDERSTANDING SUBSTANCE USE AND MISUSE IN AMERICA327 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 14, 2021 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45948 | The Controlled Substances Act (CSA): A Legal Overview for the 119th Congress | Report | Jan 22, 2025 |
Related bills 10
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 339 | Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act | Related bill | Feb 22, 2021 |
| S 1006 | Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act | Related bill | Mar 25, 2021 |
| HR 2041 | SIFT Act of 2021 | Related bill | Oct 19, 2021 |
| HR 2209 | Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act | Related bill | Oct 19, 2021 |
| HR 3269 | Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act | Related bill | Nov 9, 2021 |
| S 3336 | HALT Fentanyl Act | Related bill | Dec 8, 2021 |
| HR 5771 | Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act | Reintroduction of | Feb 6, 2020 |
| HR 6184 | HALT Fentanyl Act | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
| HR 6713 | CEASE Overdose Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
| HR 6946 | SAFE Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Federal Initiative To Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
