HALT Fentanyl Act — Amend the Controlled Substances Act to Address Fentanyl-Related Substances

H. Res. 93 · H.R. 27

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Overview

Floor outcome, , and debate structure.

Floor adoption

215-208

Floor vote date

Feb 5, 2025

h31-1-119

9-1

212-208

one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.

Committee motion

Motion by Mr. Griffith to report the rule. Adopted: 9-1

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H.R. 27

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HALT Fentanyl Act

Rule Instructions

Numbered parsed from the source rule text.

No.	Provision text
3	Provides that the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
4	Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
5	Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.
6	Makes in order only the further amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

Rules Committee Vote

Recorded votes on the .

Member	Vote	Party bloc
Mrs. Fischbach	yea	Majority
Mr. Norman	yea	Majority

Amendment	Sponsor	Summary
1	Crockett (TX)	Adds developing and processing technology and equipment for the purpose of mitigating overdoses, overdose deaths, and engagement in substance use disorder treatment.
2	Crockett (TX)	Clarifies that the possession, sale, purchase, importation, exportation, or transportation of drug testing equipment that tests for the presence of fentanyl or xylazine is not unlawful.
3	Greene (GA)	Revised Imposes the death penalty for anyone who knowingly imports fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances across the southern border.
4	Houlahan (PA), Crenshaw (TX)	Requires a study from the Director of National Intelligence and the Administrator of the DEA of how adding the DEA entities that conduct intelligence-related activities to the Intelligence Community can help law enforcement to better disrupt narcotics production and trafficking.
5	Griffith (VA), Latta (OH)	MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Provides technical corrections to reflect updated statute to address the appropriate references.
6	Pettersen (CO)	Establishes the National Center to Stop the Import of Illicit Synthetic Drugs to effectively disrupt the synthetic drug trade.
7	Gottheimer (NJ)	Requires the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, to conduct a comprehensive study assessing the roles of the Chinese Communist Party, Mexican cartels, and transnational criminal organizations in the importation of fentanyl into the United States
8	Gillen (NY)	Restricts authorized research on fentanyl-related substances by any individual who is a member of the CCP or has received gifts or contracts from a foreign entity of concern.
9	Budzinski (IL)	Adds the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025.
10	Castor (FL)	Conditions the bill's enactment on the HHS Secretary certifying that no executive action freezes, impairs, delays or interferes with the timely funding for State Targeted Response and State Opioid Response Grants.
11	Dexter (OR)	Prevents the bill from taking effect until the Secretary certifies that no covered executive action freezes, reduces, impairs, delays or otherwise interferes with timely funding for grants awarded under substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services block grants.
12	Pettersen (CO)	Delays the enactment of this bill until the Sec. of HHS and the Attorney General each certify that the bill will lead to a reduction in overdose deaths.
13	Sykes (OH)	Prevents this bill from taking effect until Secretary of HHS certifies that no covered executive action freezes, reduces, impairs, delays or otherwise interferes with timely funding for grants awarded under the Drug Free Communities Support Program. Clarifies continued support and funding for the Drug Free Communities Program.
14	Pallone (NJ)	Extends temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances until 12/31/27.
15	Tran (CA)	Prevents this bill from taking effect until the Secretary of Health and Human Services can certify that covered executive actions would not freeze, reduce, or delay federal funding for Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHC).
16	Schweikert (AZ)	Provides an FDA Breakthrough Therapy and Fast Track designations for vaccines used to treat opioid use disorder.
17	Gluesenkamp Perez (WA)	Requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General, to submit a report identifying the countries that are the principal producers of synthetic drugs trafficked into the US and actions the Secretary plans to take to prosecute offenders and reduce the flow of drugs.
18	Crockett (TX)	Requires certification that no covered executive action freezes, reduces, impairs, delays or otherwise interferes with timely funding for grants made under 42 U.S.C. 290bb-2 (priority substance use disorder treatment needs), including the Adult Treatment Drug Court, Family Treatment Drug Court, Tribal Wellness Court, and the Adult Reentry programs.
19	Clyde (GA)	Withdrawn Requires the DEA Administrator to sign a Controlled Substances Act rulemaking and substitutes DEA's definition for currently accepted medical use under the Controlled Substances Act.
20	Balint (VT)	Doubles the funding of the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services (SUPTRS) Block Grant
21	Gottheimer (NJ)	Provides that it is the sense of Congress that Naloxone is a vital medication to reverse the effects of an overdose from an opioid, including fentanyl.
22	Ocasio-Cortez (NY)	Adds a sense of congress that any interference with the timely funding of grant programs for opioid treatment and prevention programs at HHS will result in greater overdose deaths and prevent access to services.
23	Balint (VT)	Supports communities recovering from natural disasters by funding local substance use disorder and mental health resources following a disaster.
24	Subramanyam (VA)	Directs the GAO to conduct a study on fentanyl's presence in K-12 schools and offer recommendations on what measures can be taken to keep students safer.
25	Pappas (NH), Houlahan (PA), Goodlander (NH), Figures (AL), McClellan (VA), Budzinski (IL)	SUBSTITUTE Replaces the text of the HALT Fentanyl Act with the text of the SAFE Act, which would amend Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act to permanently classify any fentanyl-related substance as a Schedule I drug.
26	Gillen (NY)	Increases the mandatory minimum sentences for the distribution of illicit fentanyl-related substances by a member of a transnational criminal organization that results in death or serious bodily injury.
27	Gluesenkamp Perez (WA), Larsen (WA)	Revised Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to permit eligible entities to receive funding to establish, support, and expand multi-jurisdictional drug task forces and regional consortia
28	Gillen (NY)	Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress on how law enforcement agencies are countering illicit fentanyl-related substance offenses, and any additional resources these agencies require.
29	Hernández (PR), Plaskett (VI), Moylan (GU), Goldman (NY)	Requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy to formulate a Caribbean border counternarcotics policy.
30	Hernández (PR), Plaskett (VI), Moylan (GU)	Revised Requires the Attorney General to submit a report to Congress assessing the use and trafficking patterns of fentanyl mixed with xylazine in the Caribbean.
31	Magaziner (RI)	Late Adds a sense of Congress that the president will not obstruct the timely delivery of federal grants for substance abuse prevention and treatment.
32	Magaziner (RI)	Late Ensures the Secretary of Homeland Security shall cooperate with State and local law enforcement agencies to interdict and seize firearms being trafficked to cartels that under- mine public safety and national security and further fuels fentanyl trafficking into the United States.
33	Neguse (CO), McDowell (NC)	Late Allows the Preventive Health and Health Services Grants to help with fentanyl prevention and education efforts within K-12 schools.
34	Neguse (CO), Bacon (NE)	Late Reauthorizes the Project Safe Neighborhoods Act through Fiscal Year 2030 and allow for additional use of grant funds that help with violent crime and fentanyl trafficking investigations.
35	Tran (CA), Correa (CA)	Late Conditions the bill's enactment on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) certifying to Congress that no covered executive actions would freeze, reduce, or delay funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program and the Drug-Free Communities program.
36	Moylan (GU)	Late Revised Requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to formulate a Pacific counternarcotics policy.

Amendment

Sponsor

Summary

Crockett (TX)

Adds developing and processing technology and equipment for the purpose of mitigating overdoses, overdose deaths, and engagement in substance use disorder treatment.

Crockett (TX)

Clarifies that the possession, sale, purchase, importation, exportation, or transportation of drug testing equipment that tests for the presence of fentanyl or xylazine is not unlawful.

Greene (GA)

Revised Imposes the death penalty for anyone who knowingly imports fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances across the southern border.

Houlahan (PA), Crenshaw (TX)

Requires a study from the Director of National Intelligence and the Administrator of the DEA of how adding the DEA entities that conduct intelligence-related activities to the Intelligence Community can help law enforcement to better disrupt narcotics production and trafficking.

Griffith (VA), Latta (OH)

MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Provides technical corrections to reflect updated statute to address the appropriate references.

Pettersen (CO)

Establishes the National Center to Stop the Import of Illicit Synthetic Drugs to effectively disrupt the synthetic drug trade.

Gottheimer (NJ)

Requires the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, to conduct a comprehensive study assessing the roles of the Chinese Communist Party, Mexican cartels, and transnational criminal organizations in the importation of fentanyl into the United States

Gillen (NY)

Restricts authorized research on fentanyl-related substances by any individual who is a member of the CCP or has received gifts or contracts from a foreign entity of concern.

Budzinski (IL)

Adds the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025.

Castor (FL)

Conditions the bill's enactment on the HHS Secretary certifying that no executive action freezes, impairs, delays or interferes with the timely funding for State Targeted Response and State Opioid Response Grants.

Dexter (OR)

Prevents the bill from taking effect until the Secretary certifies that no covered executive action freezes, reduces, impairs, delays or otherwise interferes with timely funding for grants awarded under substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services block grants.

Pettersen (CO)

Delays the enactment of this bill until the Sec. of HHS and the Attorney General each certify that the bill will lead to a reduction in overdose deaths.

Sykes (OH)

Prevents this bill from taking effect until Secretary of HHS certifies that no covered executive action freezes, reduces, impairs, delays or otherwise interferes with timely funding for grants awarded under the Drug Free Communities Support Program. Clarifies continued support and funding for the Drug Free Communities Program.

Pallone (NJ)

Extends temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances until 12/31/27.

Tran (CA)

Prevents this bill from taking effect until the Secretary of Health and Human Services can certify that covered executive actions would not freeze, reduce, or delay federal funding for Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers (CCBHC).

Schweikert (AZ)

Provides an FDA Breakthrough Therapy and Fast Track designations for vaccines used to treat opioid use disorder.

Gluesenkamp Perez (WA)

Requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General, to submit a report identifying the countries that are the principal producers of synthetic drugs trafficked into the US and actions the Secretary plans to take to prosecute offenders and reduce the flow of drugs.

Crockett (TX)

Requires certification that no covered executive action freezes, reduces, impairs, delays or otherwise interferes with timely funding for grants made under 42 U.S.C. 290bb-2 (priority substance use disorder treatment needs), including the Adult Treatment Drug Court, Family Treatment Drug Court, Tribal Wellness Court, and the Adult Reentry programs.

Clyde (GA)

Withdrawn Requires the DEA Administrator to sign a Controlled Substances Act rulemaking and substitutes DEA's definition for currently accepted medical use under the Controlled Substances Act.

Balint (VT)

Doubles the funding of the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services (SUPTRS) Block Grant

Gottheimer (NJ)

Provides that it is the sense of Congress that Naloxone is a vital medication to reverse the effects of an overdose from an opioid, including fentanyl.

Ocasio-Cortez (NY)

Adds a sense of congress that any interference with the timely funding of grant programs for opioid treatment and prevention programs at HHS will result in greater overdose deaths and prevent access to services.

Balint (VT)

Supports communities recovering from natural disasters by funding local substance use disorder and mental health resources following a disaster.

Subramanyam (VA)

Directs the GAO to conduct a study on fentanyl's presence in K-12 schools and offer recommendations on what measures can be taken to keep students safer.

Pappas (NH), Houlahan (PA), Goodlander (NH), Figures (AL), McClellan (VA), Budzinski (IL)

SUBSTITUTE Replaces the text of the HALT Fentanyl Act with the text of the SAFE Act, which would amend Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act to permanently classify any fentanyl-related substance as a Schedule I drug.

Gillen (NY)

Increases the mandatory minimum sentences for the distribution of illicit fentanyl-related substances by a member of a transnational criminal organization that results in death or serious bodily injury.

Gluesenkamp Perez (WA), Larsen (WA)

Revised Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to permit eligible entities to receive funding to establish, support, and expand multi-jurisdictional drug task forces and regional consortia

Gillen (NY)

Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress on how law enforcement agencies are countering illicit fentanyl-related substance offenses, and any additional resources these agencies require.

Hernández (PR), Plaskett (VI), Moylan (GU), Goldman (NY)

Requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy to formulate a Caribbean border counternarcotics policy.

Hernández (PR), Plaskett (VI), Moylan (GU)

Revised Requires the Attorney General to submit a report to Congress assessing the use and trafficking patterns of fentanyl mixed with xylazine in the Caribbean.

Magaziner (RI)

Late Adds a sense of Congress that the president will not obstruct the timely delivery of federal grants for substance abuse prevention and treatment.

Magaziner (RI)

Late Ensures the Secretary of Homeland Security shall cooperate with State and local law enforcement agencies to interdict and seize firearms being trafficked to cartels that under- mine public safety and national security and further fuels fentanyl trafficking into the United States.

Neguse (CO), McDowell (NC)

Late Allows the Preventive Health and Health Services Grants to help with fentanyl prevention and education efforts within K-12 schools.

Neguse (CO), Bacon (NE)

Late Reauthorizes the Project Safe Neighborhoods Act through Fiscal Year 2030 and allow for additional use of grant funds that help with violent crime and fentanyl trafficking investigations.

Tran (CA), Correa (CA)

Late Conditions the bill's enactment on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) certifying to Congress that no covered executive actions would freeze, reduce, or delay funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program and the Drug-Free Communities program.

Moylan (GU)

Late Revised Requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to formulate a Pacific counternarcotics policy.