U.S. Senate · March 14, 2025
Roll call 127 · 119th Congress, session 1
S. 331 — HALT Fentanyl Act
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
84 yes 16 no
The Senate said yes · recorded as “Bill Passed”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
119-S-331 — HALT Fentanyl Act
This bill permanently places all fentanyl-related substances into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The legislation creates streamlined and expedited registration processes for researchers studying these controlled substances. It allows certain research institutions to share registrations among employees and use a single registration for multiple sites within the same city or county. The bill also explicitly applies federal criminal penalties for manufacturing, distributing, importing, or exporting to any fentanyl-related substance.
