H.R. 335: STOP Fentanyl Act
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H.R. 335: STOP Fentanyl Act
118th Congress · introduced 2023-01-12 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-01-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
STOP Fentanyl Act
Plain summary
Standardizing Thresholds Of Penalties for Fentanyl Act or the STOP Fentanyl Act This bill reduces the drug quantity thresholds that trigger a mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who manufactures, distributes, imports, exports, or possesses with intent to distribute fentanyl. The bill also creates enhanced criminal penalties for certain violations involving fentanyl that was imported along the U.S.-Mexico border. Specifically, the bill reduces from 400 to 5 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 100 to 0.05 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a mandatory minimum prison term for high-level first-time or repeat offenders. It also reduces from 40 to 0.5 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 10 to 0.005 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a mandatory minimum prison term for low-level first-time or repeat offenders. Additionally, the bill creates enhanced mandatory minimum prison terms for importing or exporting fentanyl that was imported along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · 65 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Jim Banks (R-IN), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Brian Babin (R-TX), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Burgess Owens (R-UT), David Rouzer (R-NC), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Russell Fry (R-SC), James R. Baird (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Keith Self (R-TX), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Mike Bost (R-IL), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), James Comer (R-KY), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Austin Scott (R-GA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Cory Mills (R-FL), Max L. Miller (R-OH), John R. Carter (R-TX), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Barry Moore (R-AL) and 5 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr335.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr335 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118