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...
Simple Explanation
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.