A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the offenses relating to fentanyl, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2019
This bill reduces drug quantity thresholds that trigger certain mandatory minimum prison terms for a defendant who manufactures, distributes, imports, exports, or possesses with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Additionally, the bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to increase the availability of chemical screening devices and dedicate the appropriate number of personnel to interdict fentanyl and other substances that are unlawfully imported into the United States.
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