# 119-hr-3764: Death Penalty for Dealing Fentanyl Act of 2025

119-hr-3764, Death Penalty for Dealing Fentanyl Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3764
- Congress: 119
- Title: Death Penalty for Dealing Fentanyl Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would make distributing fentanyl that causes a death punishable by _death or life imprisonment_.** It would add Section 424 to the Controlled Substances Act to apply that enhanced penalty when a person is convicted under CSA sections 401(a)(1) or 416 for distributing, manufacturing, or possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and a death results. The provision also allows a monetary fine under Title 18, United States Code.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Death penalty for deadly fentanyl dealing: benefit, high. This bill would add a new penalty for certain fentanyl crimes when someone dies. If enacted, people convicted under the federal drug law for distributing, making, or holding fentanyl to sell, and death results, could face death or life in prison. They could also face a fine under federal law. This…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-645: National Constitutional Carry Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3764 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3764)

## Related
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1919)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-645: National Constitutional Carry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-645)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3764 (as of 2026-04-21).