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H. Griffith (R-VA)

HALT Fentanyl Act

H.R. 27 · House bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 61 cosponsors

Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In the other chamber's committee

Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.

The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House 312–108
  3. In Senate committee

What this bill would do

The HALT Fentanyl Act amends the Controlled Substances Act to include fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I. It provides a specific chemical definition for what constitutes a fentanyl-related substance. The bill also establishes expedited registration procedures for researchers conducting specific types of studies. These procedures include special provisions for practitioners, research institutions, and multiple research sites. Additionally, the act allows certain manufacturing activities to be treated as part of research. Finally, it updates penalties and provides for the issuance of interim final rules by the Attorney General.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +5

    Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?

    The act provides streamlined research procedures which can facilitate scientific study of fentanyl-related substances to address the crisis.

  • Scored +4

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill expands the scope of the Controlled Substances Act and the authority of the Attorney General regarding fentanyl-related substances.

  • Scored +3

    Does this put more money into scientific research?

    The bill facilitates and streamlines the process for conducting research on Schedule I substances.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.

  • The House: the vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President. Passed 312 yes · 108 no

    See who voted how →

    02/06/2025 · Roll call 33 · recorded as “On Passage”