SIFT Act of 2023
Summary
Stopping Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023 or the SIFT Act of 2023 This bill permanently adds five fentanyl analogues and the entire category of fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act. Fentanyl-related substances are currently regulated under schedule I through a temporary order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The temporary order expires on December 31, 2024. The bill also creates a process to remove from schedule I certain fentanyl-related substances that do not have a high potential for abuse.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Last action May 9, 2023
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
May 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blaine Luetkemeyer
RRepublican
Co
Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Williams
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
Co
Clay Higgins
RRepublican
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Michael Lawler
RRepublican
Co
Mike Ezell
RRepublican
Co
Scott DesJarlais
RRepublican
Co
Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
RRepublican
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