A Republican bill with 7 Democratic cosponsors · See all 8 cosponsors
Last activity — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "No Fentanyl on Social Media Act," requires the Federal Trade Commission to submit a specific report to Congress. The report must examine how minors can access fentanyl, including pressed pills, through social media platforms. To prepare this, the Commission must coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. The report should cover the prevalence of drug sales, the impact on health and safety, and how platform design affects access. It also asks for an evaluation of current platform policies and measures taken by law enforcement and the medical community. Finally, the report must include recommendations for Congress to eliminate this access.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +6
Would children be better off under this?
The bill specifically targets the protection of minors from accessing fentanyl via social media.
- Scored +5
Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?
The bill seeks to understand and mitigate the access of minors to fentanyl through social media platforms.
- Scored +4
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?
The bill requires a report on how social media platforms can be better regulated to protect minors from drug transactions.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency and Information: The bill requires the Commission to make a report publicly available on its website regarding how minors access fentanyl through social media (Section 2(a)). This provides the public with information on the prevalence of drug sellers and the risks to physical safety and health (Section 2(a)(1-2)).
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Identifying Platform Vulnerabilities: The report will examine how specific design features and characteristics of social media platforms affect a minor's ability to access fentanyl (Section 2(a)(4)). This could help identify ways to make digital spaces safer for young people.
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Evaluating Current Safety Measures: The Commission is tasked with looking at the effectiveness of existing practices, policies, and measures used by social media platforms to stop drug sellers (Section 2(a)(5)).
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Informing Future Legislation: The report must include recommendations for Congress to help eliminate the ability of minors to access fentanyl on these platforms (Section 2(a)(7)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Risk to Law Enforcement Strategies: There is a possibility that information regarding drug seller transactions or law enforcement actions could be sensitive. Therefore, the Commission may redact information related to drug seller transactions or law enforcement measures to avoid compromising law enforcement tactics, strategies, or techniques (Section 2(c)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would children be better off under this? — The bill specifically targets the protection of minors from accessing fentanyl via social media.
- Healthcare
- Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths? — The bill seeks to understand and mitigate the access of minors to fentanyl through social media platforms.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices? — The bill requires a report on how social media platforms can be better regulated to protect minors from drug transactions.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill mandates that the FTC make a report on fentanyl access among minors available to the public on its website.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more rules on large technology companies? — The bill investigates how social media platform design affects the access of minors to illegal substances.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — By addressing drug access among minors, the bill indirectly supports family stability.
- 4/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/18/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/11/2025
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/21/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Angie CraigDemocrat · Minnesota
Debbie DingellDemocrat · Michigan
Craig GoldmanRepublican · Texas
Susie LeeDemocrat · Nevada
Kristen McDonald RivetDemocrat · Michigan
Dave MinDemocrat · California
Derek TranDemocrat · California
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia