119 HR 8000 IH: End Needless Distribution of 7-OH Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-03-19 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.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8000IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 19, 2026Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 concernedA BILLTo amend the Controlled Substances Act to schedule synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine as a Schedule I controlled substance.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the End Needless Distribution of 7-OH Act or the END 7-OH Act.

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Scheduling of 7-hydroxymitragynine

Schedule I, as set forth in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)), is amended by adding at the end of subsection (b) of such schedule the following:(23)7-hydroxymitragynine—(A)including its synthetic equivalents; but(B)not including 7-hydroxymitragynine naturally contained in the plant of the genus and species name: Mitragyna speciosa Korth, also known as kratom..