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, Trump

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Lawton man convicted after Stephens Co. resident dies of fentanyl, meth toxicity
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His hidden bags weighed as much as a bowling ball. They were actually filled with fentanyl.
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Santa Cruz County officials seize enough fentanyl to kill 200,000, two arrested
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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 ...
Man with knife ingests fentanyl after being found hiding in Lumen Field, police say
A 49-year-old man with multiple warrants was arrested early Sunday after leading police on a bicycle chase and hiding inside ...
Man gets 10 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced pills
An Austin-area man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on charges that he sold fentanyl-laced pills that ...
Fentanyl changed everything for our family: McDowell
Wrought with emotion by his brother’s fentanyl poisoning, a 31-year-old freshman congressman from North Carolina on Thursday implored colleagues to fight the deadliest of drugs at America’s borders.