{"format":1,"id":"119-s-331","congress":119,"number":"S. 331","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","official_title":"A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"HALT Fentanyl Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"HALT Fentanyl Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"HALT Fentanyl Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate","title":"HALT Fentanyl Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate","title":"Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"HALT Fentanyl Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 119-26","introduced":"2025-01-30","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-06-12","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h166","question":"On Passage","title":"HALT Fentanyl Act","result":"Passed","yea":321,"nay":104,"present":0,"not_voting":7,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll166.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-03-14","vote":{"id":"119-2025-s127","question":"On Passage of the Bill","title":"S. 331, as amended","result":"Bill Passed","yea":84,"nay":16,"present":0,"not_voting":0,"source":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00127.xml"}}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2025-07-16"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 119-26.","date":"2025-07-16"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"senate","date":"2025-03-06","question":"On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed","title":"Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 331","result":"Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to","yea":82,"nay":12,"present":0,"not_voting":6,"kind":"procedural","source":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00110.xml"},{"chamber":"senate","date":"2025-03-13","question":"On the Cloture Motion","title":"Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 331","result":"Cloture Motion Agreed to","yea":84,"nay":15,"present":0,"not_voting":1,"kind":"procedural","source":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00124.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-07-17","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act or the HALT Fentanyl Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This act permanently places fentanyl-related substances as a class into 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."},{"k":"p","t":"Under the act, offenses involving fentanyl-related substances are triggered by the same quantity thresholds and subject to the same penalties as offenses involving fentanyl analogues (e.g., offenses involving 100 grams or more trigger a 10-year mandatory minimum prison term)."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, the act establishes a new, alternative registration process for certain schedule I research."},{"k":"p","t":"The act also makes several other changes to registration requirements for conducting research with controlled substances, including"},{"k":"li","t":"permitting a single registration for related research sites in certain circumstances,","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"waiving the requirement for a new inspection in certain situations, and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"allowing a registered researcher to perform certain manufacturing activities with small quantities of a substance without obtaining a manufacturing registration.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"Finally, the act expresses the sense that Congress agrees with the interpretation of the Controlled Substances Act in United States v. McCray, a 2018 case decided by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. In that case, the court held that butyryl fentanyl, a controlled substance, can be considered an analogue of fentanyl even though, under the Controlled Substances Act, the term controlled substance analogue specifically excludes a controlled substance."}],"words":256},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Places fentanyl-related substances as a class in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, applies the existing fentanyl penalty provisions to them, and changes registration requirements for research with controlled substances.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/331/text/enr#id6920efc5-0285-47a4-a396-ea73c98c2d9b:~:text=2.%20Class%20scheduling%20of%20fentanyl"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/331/text/enr#idb49105ce-4a08-41ab-9e8b-f338cf30c3d8:~:text=3.%20Registration%20requirements%20related%20to%20research"},{"label":"Sec. 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2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/331/text/enr#id6920efc5-0285-47a4-a396-ea73c98c2d9b:~:text=2.%20Class%20scheduling%20of%20fentanyl"}},{"text":"Lets a practitioner conduct schedule I research that involves an investigational drug or is conducted or funded by HHS, the Department of Defense, or the Department of Veterans Affairs, after sending the Attorney General a notice with the required information.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/331/text/enr#idb49105ce-4a08-41ab-9e8b-f338cf30c3d8:~:text=3.%20Registration%20requirements%20related%20to%20research"}},{"text":"Allows a single registration for research at sites within the same city or county under the control of the same institution, organization, or agency, if the researcher notifies the Attorney General of each site.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/331/text/enr#ide763d59c-b6be-4b37-8876-bca8c0ef11d5:~:text=4.%20Technical%20correction%20on%20controlled%20substances%20dispensing"},"heading":"Technical correction on controlled substances dispensing","effect":"Changes cross-references from section 303(g) to 303(h) of the Controlled Substances Act in sections of Public Law 117–328 on controlled substances dispensing, effective as if included in that law's enactment.","amount":null,"quote":"section 1252(a) of division FF of Public Law 117–328 (136 Stat. 5681) is amended, in the matter being inserted into section 302(e) of the Controlled Substances Act, by striking “303(g)” and inserting “303(h)”"}]}],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/331/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/331","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/331/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-s-331.png","v":"db4429ed5648","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 331, 119th Congress: Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act. House: 321 Yea, 104 Nay. Senate: 84 Yea, 16 Nay. Outcome: Became law, 16 Jul 2025."}}