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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6259 
To require the Federal Trade Commission to submit to Congress a report 
on the ability of minors to access fentanyl through social media plat-
forms, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2025 
Mr. EVANS of Colorado (for himself and Mrs. DINGELL) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Federal Trade Commission to submit to Con-
gress a report on the ability of minors to access fentanyl 
through social media platforms, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Fentanyl on Social 
Media Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON THE ABILITY OF MINORS TO ACCESS 
FENTANYL THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PLAT-
FORMS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, shall submit to the relevant congressional 
committees and make publicly available on the website of 
the Commission a report on the ability of minors to access 
fentanyl, including through pressed pills, on social media 
platforms that includes the following: 
(1) The prevalence and ability for minors to ac-
cess fentanyl from drug sellers on social media plat-
forms. 
(2) The impact of such prevalence and access 
on minors, including health risks and risks to phys-
ical safety. 
(3) How drug sellers use social media platforms 
to market, sell, deliver, distribute, dispense, and en-
gage in other transactions related to the provision of 
fentanyl to minors. 
(4) How design features and other characteris-
tics of social media platforms affect the ability of 
minors to access fentanyl. 
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(5) Practices, policies, and other measures 
taken by social media platforms to address the abil-
ity of drug sellers to use social media platforms and 
the effectiveness of those practices, policies, and 
measures. 
(6) Other measures taken by law enforcement, 
the medical community, and others to address the 
issues described in paragraphs (1) through (4). 
(7) Recommendations for Congress to eliminate 
the prevalence and ability for minors to access 
fentanyl on social media platforms. 
(b) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In developing the 
report required pursuant to subsection (a), the Commis-
sion shall consult with stakeholders including parents, so-
cial media platforms, law enforcement, medical profes-
sionals, and other relevant experts. 
(c) REDACTION PERMITTED.—In publishing the re-
port required under subsection (a), the Commission, in 
consultation with the Attorney General, may redact any 
information relating to paragraphs (3) and (6) that may 
compromise any law enforcement tactic, strategy, or tech-
nique. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
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(2) FENTANYL.—The term ‘‘fentanyl’’ includes 
any fentanyl analogue and fentanyl-related sub-
stance. 
(3) 
FENTANYL-RELATED
SUBSTANCE.—The 
term ‘‘fentanyl-related substance’’ has the meaning 
given that term in subsection (e) of schedule I of 
section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 812(c)). 
(4) MINOR.—The term ‘‘minor’’ means an indi-
vidual who is under the age of 18. 
(5) 
RELEVANT
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
(6) SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM.—The term ‘‘so-
cial media platform’’— 
(A) means a public-facing website, internet 
application, or mobile internet application, in-
cluding a social network or video sharing serv-
ice— 
(i) that serves the public; and 
(ii) that primarily provides a forum 
for user-generated content, including mes-
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sages, videos, images, games, and audio 
files; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) a provider of broadband internet 
access service (as described in section 
8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or successor regulation); or 
(ii) electronic mail. 
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