S. 724: Temporary Extension of Fentanyl-Related Substances Scheduling Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Temporary Extension of Fentanyl-Related Substances Scheduling Act

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Temporary Extension of Fentanyl-Related Substances Scheduling Act This bill extends until September 30, 2025, the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The temporary order expires on March 31, 2025.

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Temporary Extension of Fentanyl-Related Substances Scheduling Act

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s724.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s724 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills