# 115-hr-3883: HELP Act of 2017

115-hr-3883, HELP Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3883
- Congress: 115
- Title: HELP Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2017-09-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Help Ensure Lives are Protected Act of 2017 or the HELP Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to impose a criminal penalty of life imprisonment or death on a person who commits a drug offense involving a specified quantity of heroin that contains a detectable amount of fentanyl or fentanyl that is represented to be or sold as heroin, if death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2018-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY), 2018-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
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- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-3883 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3883)

## Related
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2315)
- [115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1861)
- [115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1698)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3883 (as of 2025-11-18).