Deal Death, Face Death Act

Chip Roy

Republican · TX · Representative

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-05-12

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The proposal would make it possible to sentence someone to death if they knowingly sell fentanyl to a person who dies from using it. This would be one of the most severe penalties in U.S. law and would apply to drug dealers involved in fatal overdoses. The change would affect how the criminal justice system handles fentanyl-related deaths, potentially impacting drug traffickers and dealers across the country.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8766 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8766 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the death penalty for anyone who knowingly deals fentanyl to a person who dies from the use of such fentanyl. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2026 Mr. Roy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the death penalty for anyone who knowingly deals fentanyl to a person who dies from the use of such fentanyl. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Deal Death, Face Death Act''. SEC. 2. DEATH SENTENCE FOR FENTANYL. Section 401(b)(1)(C) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(C)) which is amended by inserting after ``In the case of a controlled substance in schedule I or II, gamma hydroxybutyric acid (including when scheduled as an approved drug product for purposes of section 3(a)(1)(B) of the Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act of 2000), or 1 gram of flunitrazepam, except as provided in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D), such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 20 years and if death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than twenty years or more than life, a fine not to exceed the greater of that authorized in accordance with the provisions of title 18, United States Code, or $1,000,000 if the defendant is an individual or $5,000,000 if the defendant is other than an individual, or both.'' the following: ``If any person commits such a violation with respect to a controlled substance that contains any quantity of fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance, such person shall be sentenced, if death results from the use of such substance, to death, a fine not to exceed the greater of twice that authorized in accordance with the provisions of title 18, United States Code, or $2,000,000 if the defendant is an individual or $10,000,000 if the defendant is other than an individual, or both.''. <all>

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