Permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as schedule I drugs

§1What it does

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This bill would permanently place fentanyl-related substances, as a group, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the most restricted category, for drugs considered to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use; a temporary Drug Enforcement Administration order doing this was set to expire at the end of 2024.^2,3 Crimes involving these substances would carry the same quantity thresholds and penalties as crimes involving fentanyl analogues, such as a 10-year mandatory minimum prison sentence for offenses involving 100 grams or more.² It would also create a separate way to register for research with schedule I drugs when the work is paid for by the Department of Health and Human Services or Veterans Affairs or done under a Food and Drug Administration exemption for investigational drugs, and change other research registration rules, for example by allowing one registration to cover related research sites.²

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§3How Congress voted

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