Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5459
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 10, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 10, 2018
Latest Action
May 21, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5459
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Arkansas
Republican
Louisiana
Republican
Maryland
Republican
Nebraska
Republican
North Dakota
Republican
Oklahoma
Republican
South Carolina
Republican
South Carolina
Republican
West Virginia
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2018

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the drug quantity thresholds that trigger a mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who manufactures, distributes, imports, exports, or possesses with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Specifically, the bill reduces from 400 to 20 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 100 to 5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 10-year or 20-year mandatory minimum prison term for high-level first-time or repeat offenders. It also reduces from 40 to 2 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 10 to 0.5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 5-year or 10-year mandatory minimum prison term for low-level first-time or repeat offenders.

Additionally, the bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to increase the availability of chemical screening devices and dedicate the appropriate number of personnel to interdict fentanyl and other substances that are unlawfully imported into the United States.

Text (1)
April 10, 2018
Actions (3)
05/21/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
04/10/2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
04/10/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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