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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 5023 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5023
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to attempted murder
and the trafficking of fentanyl.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 22, 2025
Mr. Lawler (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Baird, and Mr.
Baumgartner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to attempted murder
and the trafficking of fentanyl.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fentanyl Kills Act''.
SEC. 2. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND TRAFFICKING OF FENTANYL.
Section 1111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) the term `trafficked fentanyl' means--
``(A) any illicit activity--
``(i) to produce, manufacture, distribute,
sell, or knowingly finance or transport--
``(I) illicit fentanyl, including
any controlled substance that is a
synthetic opioid and any listed
chemical (as defined in section 102 of
the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 802)) that is a synthetic opioid
utilized for fentanyl production; or
``(II) active pharmaceutical
ingredients or chemicals that are used
in the production of fentanyl;
``(ii) to attempt to carry out an activity
described in subparagraph (A); or
``(iii) to assist, abet, conspire, or
collude with any other person to carry out an
activity described in subparagraph (A);
``(B) a violation of section 401(a)(1) of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1))
involving manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing,
or possessing with intent to manufacture, distribute,
or dispense, fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance
in or into the United States;
``(C) an attempt or conspiracy to commit a
violation described in paragraph (2);
``(D) having manufactured, distributed, or
dispensed, or possessed with intent to manufacture,
distribute, or dispense, fentanyl or a fentanyl-related
substance outside the United States with the intention
of such fentanyl or fentanyl-related substance being
distributed or dispensed in or into the United States
in violation of section 401(a)(1) or 406 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), 846);
or
``(E) having produced or manufactured, distributed,
or dispensed, or possessed with intent to manufacture,
distribute, or dispense, a substance that is a
precursor to fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance
with the intention of such precursor, fentanyl, or
fentanyl-related substance being distributed or
dispensed in or into the United States in violation of
section 401(a)(1) or 406 of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), 846).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Any individual who has been found to have trafficked fentanyl
shall be deemed to have attempted to perpetrate murder under subsection
(a) and shall be subject to the penalty pursuant to subsection (b).''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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