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 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 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 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 ... majority to usher in the new bill with a 312-108 vote, earning ...
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.
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,
Proposed bipartisan bill supported by Carroll lawmakers targets fentanyl and heroin dealers
State lawmakers are again attempting to pass a bill that would dole out stricter punishments for dealers of heroin or ...
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 ...
Is the HALT Fentanyl Act Delusional or Just Performance Art?
The bill would permanently schedule fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs—and impede therapeutic research.* On ...
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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 ...
First-ever Travis County fentanyl murder charge highlights Texas crackdown efforts
Under House Bill 6 passed last legislative session, Texans who provide deadly amounts of fentanyl can be charged with murder.