3.0.0 2635 2023-01-11T13:39:43Z 2023-01-11T13:39:43Z Senate S 2018-04-09 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing ssju22 Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee Hearings by 2018-04-11T18:30:40Z Referred to 2018-04-09T22:39:39Z Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2017 115 1354 HR 2017-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2018 115 5459 HR 2018-05-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2018-04-11 ssju22 Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held. Committee 2018-04-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2018-04-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely N C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2018-04-09 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2018-04-09 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2018-04-09 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2018-04-09 True S001197 Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] Ben Sasse R NE 2018-04-09 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2018-04-10 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Postal service Trade restrictions U.S. Sentencing Commission Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2018-04-09 Introduced in Senate 2019-07-23T20:34:02Z Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2018

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the drug quantity thresholds that trigger a mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who manufactures, distributes, imports, exports, or possesses with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Specifically, the bill reduces from 400 to 20 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 100 to 5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 10-year or 20-year mandatory minimum prison term for high-level first-time or repeat offenders. It also reduces from 40 to 2 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 10 to 0.5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 5-year or 10-year mandatory minimum prison term for low-level first-time or repeat offenders.

Additionally, the bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to increase the availability of chemical screening devices and dedicate the appropriate number of personnel to interdict fentanyl and other substances that are unlawfully imported into the United States.

]]> Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2018 Display Title Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the offenses relating to fentanyl, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2635is/xml/BILLS-115s2635is.xml 2018-04-11 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held. 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.