H.R. 8000

Summary

H.R. 8000, the END 7-OH Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 19, 2026 by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Mar 19, 2026: 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 concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 8000 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8000 IH: End Needless Distribution of 7-OH Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-19
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8000  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 19, 2026   Mr. 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 concerned   A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to schedule synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine as a Schedule I controlled substance.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   End Needless Distribution of 7-OH Act   or the   END 7-OH Act  .
2.
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.
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Tracker

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To amend the Controlled Substances Act to schedule synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine as a Schedule I controlled substance.

Sponsors

Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R) sponsors H.R. 8000, and 3 members have co-sponsored it.

Gus Bilirakis

Rep. · R–FL-12 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 19, 2026

Laurel Lee

Rep. · R–FL-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 20, 2026

Vern Buchanan

Rep. · R–FL-16 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 25, 2026

Lance Gooden

Rep. · R–TX-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 13, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8000 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Energy and Commerce.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Mar 19, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Mar 19, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8000 has taken 2 actions since Mar 19, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8000 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8000 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• END 7-OH Act — Display Title
• END 7-OH Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• End Needless Distribution of 7-OH Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Controlled Substances Act to schedule synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine as a Schedule I controlled substance. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8000 in 4 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Veterans, Accounting, Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Manufacturing.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8000 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8000’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8000, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BILIRAKIS:H.R. 8000.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States[Page H2622]

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