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Bill · 119th Congress · S 165

Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

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Introduced 2025-01-21Topic: criminal justice

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act This bill permanently 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. Fentanyl-related substances are currently regulated under schedule I through a temporary order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The temporary order expires on March 31, 2025.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-01-21SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2025-01-21Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.