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 ‘HALT Fentanyl Act’
Congress is taking steps they say will help prevent fentanyl overdoses and increase penalties for drug traffickers. Congress approved what’s known as Halt All Lethal Trafficking or the “HALT” Fentanyl Act.
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.
Watch: Senate Judiciary Committee weighs permanent drug scheduling for fentanyl
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Tuesday to consider legislation that would permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act.
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,
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 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 harsher punishments for using or selling the drug.
Stricter penalties for fentanyl-related drugs passes House with bipartisan vote
The GOP-sponsored Halt All Lethal Trafficking, or HALT, Fentanyl Act will permanently classify drugs that are only slightly chemically different from fentanyl as Schedule I substa
Bills to punish fentanyl dealers get bipartisan support
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'Overdose epidemic': Bipartisan senators target fentanyl classification as lapse approaches
Senators came together to reintroduce a bipartisan bill that would permanently classify fentanyl as a Schedule I controlled substance.
Senators introduce HALT Fentanyl Act to combat deadly drug trafficking and overdose crisis
Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the bipartisan Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentan ...