To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on the …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Mr. Griffith (for himself, Mr. Latta, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Adds all fentanyl-related substances to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act by defining structural modifications of fentanyl that automatically trigger scheduling without individual DEA action.
Who Benefits and How
Law enforcement benefits from clear authority to prosecute novel fentanyl analogs without waiting for individual scheduling. Public health benefits from closing loopholes that allowed synthetic fentanyl variants to evade prosecution.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Pharmaceutical research companies face restrictions on researching fentanyl-like compounds. Defense attorneys lose arguments based on specific unscheduled variants.
Key Provisions
- Class-schedules all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I
- Defines structural modifications that trigger automatic scheduling
- Allows Attorney General to publish list of covered substances
- Preserves ability to individually schedule or exempt specific substances
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Permanently schedules all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I controlled substances
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Close loopholes allowing novel fentanyl analogs to evade scheduling"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_attorney_general"
- → Attorney General
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Any substance structurally related to fentanyl by specified modifications to phenethyl group, piperidine ring, aniline ring, or N-propionyl group
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