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Synthetic Opioid Control and Interstate Enforcement Act of 2025

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Real bill

End Gas Station Heroin Act

External ID
S/119/5383
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action
2026-08-08
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Synthetic Opioid Control and Interstate Enforcement Act of 2025

Prevent the spread of emerging synthetic opioids (including MGM-15, MGM-16, 7-hydroxymitragynine, and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl) by placing them under Schedule I control and strengthening enforcement against manufacturers and distributors, thereby reducing public health harms from 'gas station heroin.'

Constitutional concerns with the original

  1. Scheduling substances without clear scientific evidence may exceed the Commerce Clause if applied to purely intrastate activities (see United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549)
  2. Blanket scheduling of mitragynine derivatives could infringe on state police powers over public health and safety, conflicting with the Tenth Amendment
  3. Expanding enforcement without clear federal nexus (interstate commerce) risks federal overreach into activities properly regulated by states

Solution text

This Act amends the Controlled Substances Act to add MGM-15, MGM-16, synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl to Schedule I only upon a formal finding by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, based on peer-reviewed evidence, that each substance has a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. The finding must be published in the Federal Register and subject to public comment.

Operative provisions

funding source
Reallocation of 0.5% of existing Drug Enforcement Administration discretionary appropriations, plus $10 million from the Crime Victims Fund (currently carrying surplus funds)
funding amount
$50 million per year for five years, subject to appropriation
sunset years
5
oversight body
Government Accountability Office (GAO) with a dedicated commission composed of scientists, law enforcement officials, and public health experts
enforcement mechanism
Civil penalties and existing criminal enforcement under 21 U.S.C. § 841, with a new interstate commerce element requiring proof of cross-border movement or effect on interstate markets
effective date
One year after enactment, to allow for the HHS scientific review and rulemaking

Bipartisan rationale

Honors Democratic priorities by requiring scientific evidence for scheduling, protecting public health with oversight, and preserving state flexibility; honors Republican priorities by including a sunset, reining in federal overreach, using existing funding sources, and focusing enforcement on interstate commerce rather than broad federal mandates.

Constitutional citations

  • → Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause)
  • → Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause)
  • → Tenth Amendment
  • → Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause (procedural safeguards in scheduling)

Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 Amendment X Amendment V

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