HALT Fentanyl Act
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Cosponsors (31)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME)Original· 2025-01-30
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)Original· 2025-01-30
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)Original· 2025-01-30
- Eric Schmitt (R-MO)Original· 2025-01-30
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)Original· 2025-01-30
- John Cornyn (R-TX)Original· 2025-01-30
- John Kennedy (R-LA)Original· 2025-01-30
- Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)Original· 2025-01-30
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)Original· 2025-01-30
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)Original· 2025-01-30
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)Original· 2025-01-30
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)Original· 2025-01-30
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)Original· 2025-01-30
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)Original· 2025-01-30
- Steve Daines (R-MT)Original· 2025-01-30
- Todd Young (R-IN)Original· 2025-01-30
- Josh Hawley (R-MO)· 2025-02-03
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)· 2025-02-03
- Lindsey Graham (R-SC)· 2025-02-03
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)· 2025-02-03
- Mike Lee (R-UT)· 2025-02-03
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)· 2025-02-03
- Thom Tillis (R-NC)· 2025-02-03
- Ashley Moody (R-FL)· 2025-02-11
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)· 2025-03-06
- David McCormick (R-PA)· 2025-03-06
- James C. Justice (R-WV)· 2025-03-06
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)· 2025-03-06
- Susan M. Collins (R-ME)· 2025-03-06
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)· 2025-03-10
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)· 2025-03-11
Latest Action
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Plain-English Summary
Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act or the HALT Fentanyl Act This act permanently places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act. Under the act, offenses involving fentanyl-related substances are triggered by the same quantity thresholds and subject to the same penalties as offenses involving fentanyl analogues (e.g., offenses involving 100 grams or more trigger a 10-year mandatory minimum prison term). Additionally, the act establishes a new, alternative registration process for certain schedule I research. The act also makes several other changes to registration requirements for conducting research with controlled substances, including permitting a single registration for related research sites in certain circumstances, waiving the requirement for a new inspection in certain situations, and allowing a registered researcher to perform certain manufacturing activities with small quantities of a substance without obtaining a manufacturing registration. Finally, the act expresses the sense that Congress agrees with the interpretation of the Controlled Substances Act in United States v. McCray , a 2018 case decided by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. In that case, the court held that butyryl fentanyl, a controlled substance, can be considered an analogue of fentanyl even though, under the Controlled Substances Act, the term controlled substance analogue specifically excludes a controlled substance.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
How Congress Voted
Roll Call #160
PassedParty-Line Vote2025-06-10 · HouseOn Ordering the Previous Question
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, S. 331, and for other purposes
Broke With Party (2)
Committee Members Who Voted (836)
Full Vote Breakdown (428 members)
Not Voting / Present (11)
Roll Call #161
PassedParty-Line Vote2025-06-10 · HouseOn Agreeing to the Resolution
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, S. 331, and for other purposes
Broke With Party (2)
Committee Members Who Voted (836)
Full Vote Breakdown (428 members)
Not Voting / Present (13)
Who Funded the Votes?
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