# 117-hr-6946: SAFE Act of 2022

117-hr-6946, SAFE Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6946
- Congress: 117
- Title: SAFE Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-03-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Save Americans from the Fentanyl Emergency Act of 2022 or the SAFE Act of 2022 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. It limits the application of mandatory minimum penalties for certain offenses involving fentanyl-related substances, establishes a process to deschedule or remove certain fentanyl-related substances that have a low potential for abuse, and allows a federal court to vacate or reduce the sentence for convictions of offenses involving a fentanyl-related substance that is descheduled or moved to a schedule other than schedule I or II. The bill establishes a new, alternative registration process for schedule I research. It also makes 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. Finally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to analyze the implementation and impact of permanently placing fentanyl-related substances into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
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- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-6946 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6946)

## Related
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- [117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3173)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6946 (as of 2025-11-18).