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Creates a new federal crime that makes it a capital-eligible offense to knowingly distribute, manufacture, or possess with intent to distribute fentanyl when that conduct results in a death. A person convicted under the new rule may be punished by death or by imprisonment (including life) and fined under federal law.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Introduced June 5, 2025 by Paul Gosar · Last progress 9 months ago