Fentanyl Trafficker Elimination Act

Bill: 118-hr-3215
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-11
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Smuggling and trafficking
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Fentanyl Trafficker Elimination Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases the term of imprisonment for drug trafficking offenses involving large quantities of fentanyl or fentanyl analogues.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill requires life imprisonment for illegally importing or exporting, or illegally manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, 400 grams or more of fentanyl or 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue, regardless of prior offenses or if death or serious bodily injury occurs. (Currently, such offenses carry a minimum sentence of 10 years imprisonment and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for a first offense; penalties increase with subsequent offenses or if death or serious bodily injury occurs.)</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3215 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 11, 2023 Mr. Burchett (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Brecheen , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Guest , Mr. Fallon , and Mr. Norman ) 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 amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for life imprisonment for certain offenses involving Fentanyl, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fentanyl Trafficker Elimination Act . 2. Life imprisonment for certain offenses involving Fentanyl (a) 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), by repealing clause (vi); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (F) In the case of a violation of subsection (a) of this section involving 400 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of N-phenyl-N-[1–(2-phenylethyl)–4-piperidinyl] propanamide or 100 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of any analogue of N-phenyl-N-[1–(2-phenylethyl)–4-piperidinyl] propanamide, such person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life. . (b) 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), by repealing subparagraph (F); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (8) In the case of a violation of subsection (a) involving 400 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of N-phenyl-N-[1–(2-phenylethyl)–4-piperidinyl] propanamide or 100 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of any analogue of N-phenyl-N-[1–(2-phenylethyl)–4-piperidinyl] propanamide, such person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life. .