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S. 165

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 165, the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 21, 2025 by Sen. Ron Johnson (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 21, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 165 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb165/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S165 IS: Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-21
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 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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 165  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 21, 2025   Mr. Johnson  (for himself,  Mr. Ricketts ,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mr. Risch ,  Mr. Banks ,  Mr. Cruz , and  Mrs. Hyde-Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act  .
2.
Fentanyl-related substances
(a)
In general
Schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 812(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(e)
(1)
Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-related substances, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation.
(2)
In paragraph (1), the term  fentanyl-related substances  includes any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications:
(A)
By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle.
(B)
By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups.
(C)
By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups.
(D)
By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle.
(E)
By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group.
 .
(b)
Effective date
This Act shall take effect 1 day after the date of enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-21
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jan 21, 2025

sb165/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (01/21/2025)

Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

This bill permanently places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.

Fentanyl-related substances are currently regulated under schedule I through a temporary order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The temporary order expires on March 31, 2025.

Sponsors

Sen. Ron Johnson (R) sponsors S. 165, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 165 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 21, 2025

Actions

S. 165 has taken 2 actions since Jan 21, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 21, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jan 21, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 165 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 165 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act — Display Title
  • Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 165 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 165’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

s165/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 165 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Criminal procedure and sentencing to Drug trafficking and controlled substances.

s165/subjects.txt
Criminal procedure and sentencingDrug trafficking and controlled substances

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com