House passes bill to permanently classify fentanyl

House passes bill to permanently classify fentanyl as Schedule I drug
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House passed the HALT Act on Thursday, a bill that seeks to permanently classify fentanyl as a Schedule I substance.
Stricter penalties for fentanyl-related drugs passes House with bipartisan vote
A Republican-led bill to impose harsher sentences for people convicted of fentanyl-like drug crimes narrowly passed the House on Thursday evening, with 98 Democrats supporting the measure. The GOP-sponsored Halt All Lethal Trafficking,
House passes bill elevating fentanyl to Schedule I drug — joining heroin, LSD and marijuana
The legislation permanently reclassifies fentanyl as a Schedule I drug, meaning it has no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Other drugs with Schedule I classification, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), include heroin, LSD, marijuana, ecstasy and peyote.
House Republicans pass fentanyl bill with Democratic support
Lawmakers rallied around the HALT Fentanyl Act on Thursday, successfully passing legislation in the House to classify the opioid as a Schedule I controlled substance in an effort to solidify harsher punishments for using or selling the drug.
GOP seeks to corner Democrats with fentanyl bill
House Republicans are moving quickly to pass legislation that would result in harsher sentences for people convicted of fentanyl-related offenses, putting pressure on Democrats who were divided on the bill during the previous Congress.
House passes HALT Fentanyl Act, Kansas lawmakers react
Nearly 150 Americans die each day due to fentanyl overdoses,” said Rep. Tracey Mann. “This is not normal, and it is a national security crisis. The country gave Washington,
11 kilos of fentanyl sent to Deer Park man charged with drug trafficking, Suffolk prosecutors say
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Fentanyl-laced marijuana, horse tranquilizer, and nitazenes listed as top emerging drug threats in US
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill were briefed by drug experts about emerging illicit drug threats in the United States and what to ...
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Fentanyl and meth drug lab found in Massachusetts house, suspect pleads guilty
More than six pounds of pressed pills containing methamphetamine and fentanyl were seized from a hidden drug lab inside a ...
Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here’s how the drug reaches the US
President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is aimed at stopping the flow of fentanyl ...
What drugs are often seized at US-Canada border? Data shows less than 1% is fentanyl
As Trump pushes Canada to appoint a “fentanyl czar,” here’s how often the drug is seen at the northern border.
Kansas legislative leaders vote in favor of bill that permanently fights fentanyl
Congresswoman Sharice Davids has voted in favor of a bill that would permanently classify fentanyl as a Schedule I narcotic.
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Border seizures of fentanyl, drug central to tariff war, fell in FY 2024
Border seizures of fentanyl, a drug that the Trump administration has declared part of a national emergency, declined 18.8% ...
Sheriff: SC drug bust had enough fentanyl to kill more than 800,000 people
The Chester County Sheriff's Office said they seized enough fentanyl from the drug bust to kill more than 800,000 people.
CT men charged with operating drug factory after police seize fentanyl, crack cocaine during search
State police said the warrant was a result of an investigation into narcotics sales, which detectives believed was taking ...
Lawrence Man Arrested On Cocaine, Fentanyl Sale Charges: Salem Cop Log
Plus: Exeter woman arrested on endangerment, assault charges; Methuen woman faces conduct after charge; Mass. man charged ...