STOP Nitazenes Act

Summary

Adds a class of synthetic opioids called 2-benzylbenzimidazole opioids (commonly referred to as certain "nitazenes") to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, covering any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing any quantity of such substances or their salts/isomers, and names several specific nitazene compounds. The Attorney General is authorized to publish a list of covered substances, any substances already temporarily scheduled under existing emergency authority are made permanently Schedule I as of enactment, and the Attorney General must issue implementing rules within one year (interim final rules allowed with later opportunity for comment).

• Designates 2-benzylbenzimidazole opioids (a class that includes many nitazenes) as Schedule I controlled substances.
• Covers any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing any amount of covered nitazene opioids, including salts and isomers.
• Specifically names multiple nitazene examples and authorizes the Attorney General to publish a Federal Register list of covered substances.
• Makes any substances previously placed on temporary emergency schedules under CSA authority permanently Schedule I as of enactment.
• Requires the Attorney General to issue implementing rules within one year and allows immediate-effect interim final rules with later comment and hearings.
• Subjects covered substances to Schedule I regulatory controls, limiting manufacture, distribution, and research unless later rescheduled or exempted.
• Does not appropriate funds, change tax law, or directly alter criminal sentencing provisions beyond placement in Schedule I.