3.0.0 1655 2022-11-01T17:32:24Z 2022-11-01T17:32:24Z House HR 2019-03-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 42 (Friday, March 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. REED:H.R. 1655.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H2615]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-12T14:58:28Z Referred to 2019-03-08T14:03:25Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-09T22:13:27Z Referred to 2019-03-08T14:03:30Z 2019-04-12 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-03-09 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-03-08 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 2019-03-08 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 2019-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 N L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2019-03-08 True Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2019-03-08 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2019-03-08 True Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-03-08 Introduced in House 2020-03-30T18:05:41Z Help Ensure Lives are Protected Act of 2019 or the HELP Act of 2019

This bill establishes enhanced criminal penalties—life imprisonment or death—for certain drug offenses involving fentanyl that result in death or serious bodily injury.

]]> HELP Act of 2019 Display Title HELP Act of 2019 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 IH Short Title(s) as Introduced HELP Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Help Ensure Lives are Protected Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1655ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1655ih.xml 2019-04-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.