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119-hr-920119th Congress

Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

Sponsored By: Representative Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]

Introduced

Summary

Would classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I. The bill would define these substances by five types of structural changes to fentanyl and would make any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing them controlled under Schedule I unless expressly exempted or listed in another schedule, and it would remove the federal mandatory minimum prison term that would otherwise apply to those substances.

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  • People who make, distribute, or possess chemicals that meet the bill's structural definition would have those substances treated as Schedule I controlled substances.
  • People charged in federal cases involving those substances would no longer face the mandatory minimum prison term that the statute would otherwise require.
  • Regulators and chemists would use a five-part structural test to determine which compounds qualify as fentanyl-related substances under the law.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Schedule I rules for fentanyl-like drugs

This bill would treat many fentanyl-like chemicals as Schedule I drugs. Any material with any amount of these substances would be covered, unless exempted or listed elsewhere. That would mean stricter controls on making, selling, having, and researching them. If enacted, the change would take effect upon enactment.

No mandatory minimums for fentanyl analogs

This bill would end required minimum prison terms for offenses involving those fentanyl-related substances. Judges would set sentences case by case under federal guidelines. This could reduce prison time for some defendants. If enacted, the change would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 2/4/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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