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  • S. 331 proposes changes to the Controlled Substances Act to address the classification of fentanyl-related substances. The bill aims to include all fentanyl-related substances under Schedule I of controlled substances unless specifically exempted or listed elsewhere. It also...

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    S. 331 is a bill that wants to make all fentanyl-like drugs very serious by putting them in the most dangerous group, so people have to be extra careful with them, and it also makes it easier for scientists to study these drugs to learn more about them.

  • H.R. 1064, titled the "Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act," aims to amend the Controlled Substances Act to classify all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I controlled substances, meaning they are considered to have a high potential for abuse with no accepted medical use. The...

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    The bill wants to make certain chemicals that are very similar to a drug called fentanyl special illegal drugs because they can be very dangerous. It says that these chemicals are so close to fentanyl that they should all be treated the same way under the law without needing to check each one.

  • S. 331, also known as the "Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act" or the "HALT Fentanyl Act," proposes changes to the Controlled Substances Act to address fentanyl-related substances. The bill aims to classify a range of fentanyl-related substances under Schedule I,...

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    The HALT Fentanyl Act aims to make rules about dangerous fentanyl chemicals more strict by making it illegal to have or sell many types, while also letting scientists study them more easily to find ways to help people.

  • H. R. 920 aims to change the Controlled Substances Act by classifying fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances, which means they are considered illegal drugs with no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. The bill also specifies various...

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    This bill wants to make certain substances related to fentanyl illegal because they are very dangerous and have no medical use. It says that people who do wrong with these substances won't get automatic jail time, which means each situation can be treated differently.