Recognizing Victims of Illicit Fentanyl Poisoning Act

Bill: 118-hr-624
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-30
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Recognizing Victims of Illicit Fentanyl Poisoning Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes states and territories that receive victim compensation grant funds to use the grant funds to compensate an additional category of individuals.</p> <p>Specifically, current law requires states and territories to use formula grant funds to compensate victims and survivors for expenses attributable to a physical injury or death resulting from a compensable crime. This bill broadens the meaning of the term <i>compensable crime</i> to include illicit fentanyl poisoning resulting in death.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 624 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2023 Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize compensation for victims of illicit fentanyl poisoning, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recognizing Victims of Illicit Fentanyl Poisoning Act . 2. Recognizing victims of illicit fentanyl poisoning Section 1403(d) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20102 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking and domestic violence and inserting domestic violence, and illicit fentanyl poisoning resulting in death ; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (6) the term illicit fentanyl means fentanyl and any analogue thereof that is manufactured, distributed, or dispensed, or possessed with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, in violation of section 401, 406, or 416 of the Controlled Substances Act. .