[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CALLING FOR PERMANENT SCHEDULING FOR FENTANYL ANALOGUES

  (Mr. PAPPAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAPPAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to 
support the HALT Fentanyl Act when it comes to the floor tomorrow.
  For the past 5 years, I have engaged with law enforcement, public 
health experts, and colleagues across the aisle to ensure the 
scheduling of fentanyl analogues doesn't lapse and is finally made 
permanent.
  Permanent scheduling will ensure that law enforcement retains 
important tools they need to tackle the opioid crisis and hold 
traffickers accountable. These are tools that have helped drive down 
drug-related deaths in New Hampshire to the lowest levels in 10 years.
  This is thanks to New Hampshire's all-hands-on-deck approach, pairing 
enforcement with treatment to bring down both the supply of opioids 
reaching our communities as well as the demand for them.
  There is still work to be done, including getting this bill across 
the finish line and restoring vital funding that was cut by the current 
administration for treatment and recovery.
  I will continue fighting to ensure that our communities have the 
support that they need to save lives and confront addiction head-on.

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