[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3215 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3215

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for life imprisonment 
    for certain offenses involving Fentanyl, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2023

 Mr. Burchett (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Fitzpatrick, 
 Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Guest, Mr. 
   Fallon, and Mr. Norman) introduced the following bill; which was 
  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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for life imprisonment 
    for certain offenses involving Fentanyl, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fentanyl Trafficker Elimination 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES INVOLVING FENTANYL.

    (a) Controlled Substances Act.--Section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by repealing clause (vi); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) In the case of a violation of subsection (a) 
                of this section involving 400 grams or more of a 
                mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of 
                N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidinyl] 
                propanamide or 100 grams or more of a mixture or 
                substance containing a detectable amount of any 
                analogue of N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-
                piperidinyl] propanamide, such person shall be 
                sentenced to imprisonment for life.''.
    (b) Controlled Substances Import and Export Act.--Section 1010(b) 
of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960(b)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by repealing subparagraph (F); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) In the case of a violation of subsection (a) 
        involving 400 grams or more of a mixture or substance 
        containing a detectable amount of N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-
        phenylethyl)-4-piperidinyl] propanamide or 100 grams or more of 
        a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of any 
        analogue of N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidinyl] 
        propanamide, such person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for 
        life.''.
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