Bill to toughen penalties against fentanyl dealers advances

Bill to toughen penalties against fentanyl dealers advances, despite ...

This bill would make it a first-degree offense to make or sell at least 10 grams (about a third of an ounce) of fentanyl and boost the maximum ...

H.R.467 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): HALT Fentanyl Act

Under the bill, offenses involving fentanyl-related substances are triggered by the same quantity thresholds and subject to the same penalties as offenses ...

Brown, Colleagues Introduce New Legislation To Strengthen Border ...

The Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act will increase staffing and technology to detect and stop the flow of fentanyl coming across the border; Bill ...

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Continues Progress on ...

The Biden-Harris Administration has initiated new measures to disrupt the trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors into American communities.

New Fentanyl Laws Ignite Debate Over Combating Overdose Crisis

In a deeply divided country, many of the fentanyl crime laws are notable for attracting bipartisan support. This year, the Democratic-controlled ...

CBP: America's Front Line Against Fentanyl

Underway since October of 2023, Apollo is CBP's national counter-fentanyl operation that concentrates law enforcement efforts from all levels on ...

Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Address Fentanyl Crisis, Save Lives ...

The bill will strengthen criminal penalties on any individual distributing fentanyl, and integrate mandatory substance use disorder (SUD) ...

U.S. Treasury Launches Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force

“To date, our team has played a key role in sanctioning and bringing criminal charges against individuals and entities involved in fentanyl ...

Bill to toughen penalties against fentanyl dealers advances, despite ...

In Sen. Paul Sarlo's view, drug dealers who sell fentanyl — the cheap, synthetic opioid that has sent overdose deaths skyrocketing in New Jersey and ...

SB-19 Fentanyl Misuse and Overdose Prevention Task Force.

... penalties on the use of those substances placed in Schedule I. The act classifies the drug fentanyl in Schedule II. Existing law prohibits a person from ...

US states get tough with 'war on drugs'-era laws to tackle fentanyl ...

A group of Republican senators introduced the Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act in February that includes the death penalty for ...

The Fentanyl Crisis in America: Inaction is No Longer an Option

We passed the Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act, which expanded grant eligibility to fund pilot programs in rural that focus on reducing overdose deaths. We ...

House Bill 5 Doubles Down on Ineffective Policies That Will Further ...

HB 5 instead proposes extreme increases in criminal penalties for fentanyl, an approach that has been shown to fail at reducing overdose deaths, ...

As fentanyl surges, Virginia lawmakers debate how far criminal ...

Senate Democrats in committee agreed there should be a greater punishment for dealers who know their drugs contain fentanyl and sell it anyways.

FACT SHEET: In State of the Union, President Biden to Outline ...

... bill Medicaid funding for these critical services. ... Work with Congress to make permanent tough penalties on suppliers of fentanyl.

Senate committee advances hardening of state drug distribution laws

Senate Bill 6, which would harden the state's drug distribution laws ... Specifically, the bill would raise the penalties for dealers of ...

Bill to toughen sentences for fentanyl dealers advances in California

A bill increasing penalties for possessing large amounts of the potent narcotic fentanyl in California cleared its first legislative hurdle ...

Fentanyl test strip bill stalls; Texas House backs tougher penalties

That legislation, a key bill for Republicans pursuing a “tough on crime” approach to the opioid epidemic, won final House approval Friday on ...

Bill to stiffen drug penalties, aimed at fentanyl epidemic and ...

The reclassification to second-degree murder for those seen at fault for drug-overdose deaths would apply to all controlled substances where use ...

Punishment or prevention: California debates fentanyl crisis - NY1

The committee also voted down two bills that would lengthen prison sentences for fentanyl-related crimes, and another bill to toughen penalties for sales of ...