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119-hr-8766119th Congress

Deal Death, Face Death Act

Sponsored By: Representative Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]

Introduced

Summary

Adds a death penalty for fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances when use causes death. The bill would also double maximum criminal fines for those fentanyl cases and preserves existing penalties for other listed substances.

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  • People convicted of distributing fentanyl that results in a user's death would be sentenced to death.
  • Fines for fentanyl cases would double to up to $2.0 million for individuals and up to $10.0 million for organizations.
  • Penalties for other schedule I and II drugs remain: up to 20 years in prison for standard offenses, and 20 years to life if death or serious bodily injury results, with existing fines up to $1.0 million for individuals and $5.0 million for others.

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Death penalty for fentanyl deaths

If enacted, this bill would add a federal death penalty when a controlled-substance violation involves any amount of fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance and a user dies. The defendant could also face a fine up to the greater of twice the Title 18 maximum or $2,000,000 for an individual. For a non-individual defendant, the fine cap would be the greater of twice the Title 18 maximum or $10,000,000. Both a death sentence and a fine could be imposed. This would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]

TX • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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