HALT Fentanyl Act

This bill permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as schedule I drugs under federal law, meaning they are treated as having a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, and are subject to strict legal penalties. Punishments for offenses involving these substances would follow the same rules as those for fentanyl analogues — for example, having 100 grams or more could trigger a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years. The bill also makes it easier for researchers to study schedule I substances by simplifying some of the registration and inspection requirements they must follow. Finally, the bill states that Congress agrees with a 2018 court ruling that said a specific fentanyl-related substance can be considered an analogue of fentanyl, even though the law normally excludes already-controlled substances from that definition.

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