US Congress House Bill 1354 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the drug quantity thresholds that trigger a mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute fentanyl. Specifically, the bill reduces from 400 to 20 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 100 to 5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 10-year or 20-year mandatory minimum prison term for high-level first-time or repeat offenders. It also reduces from 40 to 2 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 10 to 0.5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 5-year or 10-year mandatory minimum prison term for low-level first-time or repeat offenders.

Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2017

Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]

Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]

Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-03-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-03-02	House	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.
2017-03-02	House	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.
2017-03-02	House	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.
2017-03-02	House	Introduced in House

HB1781 (Related) 2017-04-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
SB2481 (Related) 2018-04-11 - Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held.
SB2635 (Related) 2018-04-11 - Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1354/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1354/BILLS-115hr1354ih.pdf