Fentanyl Penalties Parity Act
Summary
Fentanyl Penalties Parity Act 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. 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 22, 2021
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
3
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
lower
Oct 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Oct 22, 2021
Committee
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.
lower
Oct 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Glenn Grothman
RRepublican
Co
Anthony Gonzalez
RRepublican
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Bob Gibbs
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
Co
Doug Lamborn
RRepublican
Co
Fred Keller
RRepublican
Co
Jason Smith
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Fortenberry
RRepublican
Co
Jody B. Hice
RRepublican
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