Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
Latest action · Nov 9, 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.
- IntroducedMay 17, 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.
Additionally, the bill prohibits the application of a mandatory minimum prison term for certain drug offenses involving fentanyl-related substances.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2021 to Feb 2, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | May 17, 2021 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Feb 2, 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 May 17, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2021 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 17, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 9, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 17, 2021Introduced in House
- May 17, 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. 85, May 17, 2021, page H2421.
Related bills 4
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 | Identical bill | Feb 22, 2021 |
| HR 1910 | Federal Initiative To Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act | Related bill | May 18, 2021 |
| S 2016 | Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 | Related bill | Dec 17, 2021 |
| HR 3629 | Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act | Reintroduced Bill | May 26, 2023 |
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, and for other purposes.
- 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.
- May 17, 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.
