[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 624 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 624

To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize compensation for 
     victims of illicit fentanyl poisoning, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2023

Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize compensation for 
     victims of illicit fentanyl poisoning, 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 ``Recognizing Victims of Illicit 
Fentanyl Poisoning Act''.

SEC. 2. RECOGNIZING VICTIMS OF ILLICIT FENTANYL POISONING.

    Section 1403(d) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 
20102) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and domestic violence'' 
        and inserting ``domestic violence, and illicit fentanyl 
        poisoning resulting in death'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) the term `illicit fentanyl' means fentanyl and any 
        analogue thereof that is manufactured, distributed, or 
        dispensed, or possessed with intent to manufacture, distribute, 
        or dispense, in violation of section 401, 406, or 416 of the 
        Controlled Substances Act.''.
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