House passes bill to permanently classify fentanyl

House passes bill to permanently classify fentanyl as Schedule 1 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.
House cracks down on fentanyl, passing bill elevating it to Schedule I drug
The House on Thursday passed legislation with Democratic support that would lead to harsher sentences for fentanyl traffickers. House GOP Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain, R-Mich., and Rep. Rob Bresnahan join Morning Joe to discuss.
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 approves permanent Schedule 1 status for fentanyl in bid to curb overdose deaths
Bipartisan legislation co-authored by Rep. Bob Latta aims to combat fentanyl crisis, triggering mandatory minimum sentences for offenses.
Fentanyl's financial grip on US skyrocketed to $2.7T at height of Biden admin: study
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His hidden bags weighed as much as a bowling ball. They were actually filled with fentanyl.
Officials stopped Nunez in Union County and found four large wrapped bricks, each containing about 100 packages of ...
Lawton man convicted after Stephens Co. resident dies of fentanyl, meth toxicity
A federal jury has convicted a Lawton man after a Stephens County resident died as a result of fentanyl and methamphetamine ...
Co-defendant in major fentanyl bust avoids prison
An alleged co-defendant in one of the largest seizures of pills containing fentanyl in the history of Wichita County will not ...
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 ...
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Foreign national gets prison in conspiracy that flooded NJ with fentanyl
He previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession with ...
23-year-old Pensacola man sentenced to 30 years for trafficking fentanyl
A 23-year-old Pensacola man has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison for traffickingmore than 28 grams of ...
Why It Is So Difficult to Stop the Flow of Fentanyl Into the U.S.
Stopping fentanyl from entering the United States presents major challenges, raising the question of what Mexico can actually ...