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.
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 approves permanent Schedule 1 classification of fentanyl
The “Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act” would amend the Controlled Substances Act to include fentanyl as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it has no "accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse," according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Other Schedule 1 drugs include heroin, LSD, and marijuana.
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,
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
House approves permanent Schedule 1 status for fentanyl in bid to curb overdose deaths
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved bipartisan legislation co-authored by Bowling Green GOP Rep. Bob Latta to permanently make fentanyl and its analogs Schedule 1 drugs under the Controlled Substances Act,
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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 ...
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