HALT Fentanyl Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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.
- IntroducedDec 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act or the HALT 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 establishes a new, alternative registration process for schedule I research that is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Veterans Affairs or that is conducted under an investigative new drug exemption from the Food and Drug Administration.
The bill also makes several other changes to registration requirements for conducting research with controlled substances, including
- permitting a single registration for related research sites in certain circumstances,
- waiving the requirement for a new inspection in certain situations, and
- allowing a registered researcher to perform certain manufacturing activities with small quantities of a substance without obtaining a manufacturing registration.
Cosponsors 93
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 8, 2021 to Nov 3, 2022, with 27 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Dec 8, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Dec 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 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.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1910 | Federal Initiative To Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act | Related bill | May 18, 2021 |
| S 3336 | HALT Fentanyl Act | Identical bill | Dec 8, 2021 |
| HR 6713 | CEASE Overdose Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2021Introduced in House
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