To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section ida9727903606b451f943bffa5f9301cce: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2025.
- Section id54F00F30936242EDB3B62F393BAF48FC: 2. Fentanyl distribution resulting in death punished as felony murder Section 1111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), in the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Cruz, …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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