CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

Bills and resolutions

Crime: extend limitations period for certain offenses resulting in death or serious bodily injury (see S. 4209), S1614 [25MR]

——— provide for death penalty for anyone who knowingly deals fentanyl to person who dies from use (see H.R. 8766), H3392 [12MY]

DEA: make permanent scheduling of benzimidazole-opioids known as nitazenes (see H.R. 7970), H2595 [18MR]

Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see S. 5022), S4137 [16JY]

——— focus limited Federal resources on most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 3959), S731 [2MR]

——— increase mandatory minimum sentencing penalties for drug traffickers and dealers convicted for distribution of fentanyl (see H.R. 9937), H5196 [23JY]

——— modify requirements relating to prescription of controlled substances via Internet (see H.R. 6994), H615 [9JA]

——— prevent importation of illicit pill press machines with intent to counterfeit substances (see S. 4446), S2170 [30AP] (see H.R. 7184), H1171 [21JA]

——— prohibit certain acts related to fentanyl, analogues of fentanyl, and counterfeit substances (see H.R. 8005), H2620 [19MR]

Government regulations: amend evaluation of substances reviewed for scheduling to more closely align with modern medical knowledge, terminology, and practices (see H.R. 9186), H3990 [8JN]

Mental health: accelerate development of, and access to, psychedelic drugs that could save lives and reverse crisis of serious mental illness in U.S. (see H.R. 9559), H4364 [30JN]

Remarks in House

Mental health: accelerate development of, and access to, psychedelic drugs that could save lives and reverse crisis of serious mental illness in U.S., H5055 [22JY]

Reports filed

Combating Illicit Xylazine Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 545), S1820 [16AP]

Texts of

S. 3959, Smarter Sentencing Act, S733 [2MR]