Text of Senate Amendment 1243

On 2025-03-10, Senator Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 1243" in the Senate. The speech addressed crime and justice. It referenced legislation including S1638, S331.

Text of Senate Amendment 1243

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S1638] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1243. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 331, to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. ANNUAL REPORTING. (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``fentanyl- related substance'' has the meaning given that term under subsection (e) of schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)), as added by this Act. (b) Reporting.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that, for the year before the year during which the report is submitted-- (1) indicates the number of fentanyl-related substances identified by the Attorney General and lists the scientific names of each newly identified fentanyl-related substance; (2) describes the extent of scientific and medical evaluation by the Attorney General or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, if any, of each substance that was determined to be a fentanyl-related substance; (3) identifies any fentanyl-related substance for which results of the scientific and medical evaluation, if any, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services found the fentanyl-related substance to have some accepted medical use or a lower potential for abuse than substances included in schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) and, for each such fentanyl-related substance, the control status of the substance; and (4) for each fentanyl-related substance, indicates the number of criminal cases in which an offense involving the fentanyl-related substance was charged. ______