fentanyl, Schedule I and Drug Enforcement Administration

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 1 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.
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 the legislation in the House to classify the opioid as a Schedule I controlled substance in an effort to solidify
House passes Congressman Morgan Griffith’s HALT Fentanyl Act
The U.S. House passed a bill by Southwest Virginia Congressman Morgan Griffith to classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I substances. The HALT Fentanyl Act was passed Thursday in a 312-108 vote.
House passes Griffith's HALT Fentanyl Act
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 27, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act, which will permanently classify lethal fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs,
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.
Bills to punish fentanyl dealers get bipartisan support
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Is the HALT Fentanyl Act Delusional or Just Performance Art?
Lawmakers are not fundamentally altering existing federal fentanyl policy; they are simply continuing a framework that has ...
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 ...
House passes bill blocking future presidents from banning oil drilling without Congress' approval
The House passed a GOP-led bill on Friday to prevent presidents from placing bans on fracking before receiving congressional ...
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Bill increasing fentanyl trafficking penalties clears first hurdle at Roundhouse
A bill that would allow New Mexico judges to issue longer prison sentences for certain fentanyl trafficking convictions ...
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Colorado's Gabe Evans delivers maiden floor speech ahead of House passage of fentanyl-related bill
U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans delivered his first speech on the floor of the House of Representatives Thursday, speaking in favor of a ...