3.0.0 878 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z Senate S S 2023-03-21 118 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-03-21T19:44:28Z 2023-03-21 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2023-03-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA N C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2023-03-21 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2023-03-21 True C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2023-03-21 True B001319 Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] Katie Britt R AL 2023-03-21 True B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2023-03-27 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures 2025-04-24T16:32:29Z Criminal procedure and sentencing 2025-04-24T16:32:29Z Drug trafficking and controlled substances 2025-04-24T16:32:29Z Postal service 2025-04-24T16:32:29Z Trade restrictions 2025-04-24T16:32:29Z U.S. Sentencing Commission 2025-04-24T16:32:29Z Crime and Law Enforcement 2023-04-06T14:00:42Z

00 2023-03-21 Introduced in Senate 2023-12-06T17:04:51Z <p><strong></strong><b>Fairness in Fentanyl Sentencing Act of 2023</b></p> <p> This bill modifies 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.</p> <p>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 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 mandatory minimum prison term for low-level first-time or repeat offenders.</p> <p>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.</p>

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