H.R. 920 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

Create a free account or sign in to follow H.R. 920 and get alerts. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement Create a free account or sign in to follow the Crime and Law Enforcement policy area and get alerts. ▲ 622 days since action Sponsor: Vern Buchanan, FL-16, R → Congress.gov

Cosponsors: 1 (1 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12

Introduced: 2025-02-04

Latest action (2025-02-04): 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.

What H.R. 920 does, in plain terms

Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act This bill 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. Additionally, the bill prohibits the application of a mandatory minimum prison term for certain drug offenses involving fentanyl-related substances.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.

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