Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2018

Summary

Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2018 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the drug quantity thresholds that trigger a mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who manufactures, distributes, imports, exports, or possesses with intent to distribute fentanyl. Specifically, the bill reduces from 400 to 20 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 100 to 5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 10-year or 20-year mandatory minimum prison term for high-level first-time or repeat offenders. It also reduces from 40 to 2 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 10 to 0.5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 5-year or 10-year mandatory minimum prison term for low-level first-time or repeat offenders. Additionally, the bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to increase the availability of chemical screening devices and dedicate the appropriate number of personnel to interdict fentanyl and other substances that are unlawfully imported into the United States.

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Timeline

1. 9 April 2018

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 April 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 April 2018

   Committee

   Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 9 April 2018 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2017
• related to → Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2019
• related to ← Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2018