# 119-hr-920: Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

119-hr-920, Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-920
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Schedule I rules for fentanyl-like drugs: benefit, high. 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 effec…
- No mandatory minimums for fentanyl analogs: mixed, medium. 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.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-920 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/920)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-920 (as of 2026-04-21).