House Bill 3883
115th Congress(2017-2018)
HELP Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 28, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3883
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Help Ensure Lives are Protected Act of 2017 or the HELP Act of 2017
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to impose a criminal penalty of life imprisonment or death on a person who commits a drug offense involving a specified quantity of heroin that contains a detectable amount of fentanyl or fentanyl that is represented to be or sold as heroin, if death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance.
September 28, 2017
10/13/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
09/29/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
09/28/2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
09/28/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:38 PM