H.R. 1781: Comprehensive Fentanyl Control Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-29 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Comprehensive Fentanyl Control Act

Plain summary

Comprehensive Fentanyl Control Act 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. It also establishes a consecutive mandatory prison term for a defendant who commits a drug offense involving a detectable amount of heroin or fentanyl. The bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance that contains a detectable amount of heroin or fentanyl creates a substantial risk of harm to human life. The Drug Enforcement Administration may temporarily place a drug or substance into schedule I based on a finding: (1) that the drug or substance satisfies the criteria for being a synthetic opioid, and (2) that adding it will prevent abuse or misuse. The bill makes it a crime to knowingly mail to an unauthorized person equipment that may be used to manufacture counterfeit controlled substances. A violator is subject to criminal penalties. Finally, it makes it a crime to import, export, manufacture, distribute, dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a synthetic opioid that is not clearly labeled. A violator is subject to criminal and civil penalties.

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Official text

Comprehensive Fentanyl Control Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] · 5 cosponsors

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Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Ted Budd (R-NC)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1781.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1781 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115