Fentanyl Penalties Parity Act

Bill: 117-hr-5694
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2021-10-22
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fentanyl Penalties Parity Act</strong></p> <p> This bill modifies 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.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill reduces from 400 to 20 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 100 to 5 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 2 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 10 to 0.5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a mandatory minimum prison term for low-level first-time or repeat offenders.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5694 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 22, 2021 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Tiffany , and Mr. Fitzgerald ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To reduce the threshold for mandatory minimum penalties for fentanyl-related offenses under the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fentanyl Penalties Parity Act . 2. Amendments to the Controlled Substances Act Section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(vi)— (A) by striking 400 and inserting 20 ; (B) by striking 100 and inserting 5 ; and (C) by inserting scheduled or unscheduled before analogue of ; and (2) in subparagraph (B)(vi)— (A) by striking 40 and inserting 2 ; (B) by striking 10 and inserting 0.5 ; and (C) by inserting scheduled or unscheduled before analogue of . 3. Amendments to the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act Section 1010(b) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ( 21 U.S.C. 960(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(F)— (A) by striking 400 and inserting 20 ; (B) by striking 100 and inserting 5 ; and (C) by inserting scheduled or unscheduled before analogue of ; and (2) in paragraph (2)(F)— (A) by striking 40 and inserting 2 ; (B) by striking 10 and inserting 0.5 ; and (C) by inserting scheduled or unscheduled before analogue of .