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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) voted in favor of H.R.27, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act, legislation to permanently place fentanyl on Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). 

“The Biden administration’s surrender of our southern border to narco-terrorists drug cartels fueled the invasion of drugs, crime, and criminals into our communities,” said Chairman Arrington. “The result: the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans from fentanyl poisoning. That’s why I’m proud to support the HALT Fentanyl Act to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule 1 and ensure law enforcement has the tools they need to combat these deadly drugs.”

Background:

The HALT Fentanyl Act will:

• Address the permanent scheduling of fentanyl analogues in the Schedule I category, as well as grant researchers the ability to conduct studies on these substances.
• Closely track recommendations to Congress submitted by the Office of National Drug Control Policy in September 2021.
• Permanently place fentanyl analogues into Schedule I of the CSA.
• Simplify registration processes for certain research with Schedule I substances, removing barriers that currently impede such work.
• Provide for exemption of individual analogues from Schedule I when evidence demonstrates it is appropriate.

This legislation previously passed the House in 2023.

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