House passes bill to permanently classify fentanyl

House passes bill to permanently classify fentanyl as Schedule I drug
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House passed the HALT Act on Thursday, a bill that seeks to permanently classify fentanyl as a Schedule I substance.
House cracks down on fentanyl, passing bill elevating it to Schedule I drug
The House on Thursday passed legislation with Democratic support that would lead to harsher sentences for fentanyl traffickers. House GOP Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain, R-Mich., and Rep. Rob Bresnahan join Morning Joe to discuss.
Stricter penalties for fentanyl-related drugs passes House with bipartisan vote
A Republican-led bill to impose harsher sentences for people convicted of fentanyl-like drug crimes narrowly passed the House on Thursday evening, with 98 Democrats supporting the measure. The GOP-sponsored Halt All Lethal Trafficking,
House passes bill elevating fentanyl to Schedule I drug — joining heroin, LSD and marijuana
The legislation permanently reclassifies fentanyl as a Schedule I drug, meaning it has no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Other drugs with Schedule I classification, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), include heroin, LSD, marijuana, ecstasy and peyote.
House approves permanent Schedule 1 status for fentanyl in bid to curb overdose deaths
Bipartisan legislation co-authored by Rep. Bob Latta aims to combat fentanyl crisis, triggering mandatory minimum sentences for offenses.
House passes H.R. 27 HALT Fentanyl Act
Statistics indicate one Pennsylvanian dies from a fentanyl-related drug overdose every two hours.“Luzerne County is the 3rd highest overdose county out of 67 co
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Lawton man convicted after Stephens Co. resident dies of fentanyl, meth toxicity
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Why It Is So Difficult to Stop the Flow of Fentanyl Into the U.S.
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His hidden bags weighed as much as a bowling ball. They were actually filled with fentanyl.
Officials stopped Nunez in Union County and found four large wrapped bricks, each containing about 100 packages of ...
Co-defendant in major fentanyl bust avoids prison
An alleged co-defendant in one of the largest seizures of pills containing fentanyl in the history of Wichita County will not ...
What to Know About Canada’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis
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McDowell: Fentanyl changed everything for our family
Wrought with emotion by his brother’s fentanyl poisoning, a 31-year-old freshman congressman from North Carolina on Thursday ...
Wichita Falls woman admitting fentanyl possession avoids prison time in plea deal
A Wichita Falls woman will avoid prison time while her companion in a fentanyl trafficking scheme will spend years behind ...