STOP Nitazenes Act

This bill would add a group of synthetic opioids called 2-benzylbenzimidazole opioids, commonly known as nitazenes, to Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act. It defines this group by chemical structure, by activity at the mu-opioid receptor, and by naming specific substances such as etonitazene, isotonitazene, and protonitazene. Any of these substances that were temporarily scheduled would become permanently scheduled when the bill becomes law. The Attorney General would be allowed to publish a list of covered substances and would have to issue rules to carry out the law within one year, which could take effect right away as interim final rules before a final rule is issued.

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Sponsors

• Robert E. Latta Republican sponsor
• 10 cosponsors