3.0.0 3883 2023-01-11T13:38:38Z 2023-01-11T13:38:38Z House HR 2017-09-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 156 (Thursday, September 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. REED:H.R. 3883.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H7636]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-10-13T20:27:13Z Referred to 2017-09-28T13:01:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-29T15:34:40Z Referred to 2017-09-28T13:02:00Z 2017-10-13 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-09-29 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-09-28 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-09-28 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 N C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2017-09-28 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2018-03-19 False C001092 Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] Chris Collins R NY 27 2018-04-16 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-09-28 Introduced in House 2017-11-02T14:35:08Z 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.

]]> HELP Act of 2017 Display Title HELP Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced HELP Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Help Ensure Lives are Protected Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To provide for enhanced penalties for certain offenses relating to controlled substances containing fentanyl, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3883ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3883ih.xml 2017-10-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.