HR 4795 · 118th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Fentanyl Kills Act

Introduced 2023-07-20· Sponsored by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.(2023-07-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4795 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4795 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to attempted murder and the trafficking of fentanyl. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2023 Mr. Lawler (for himself, Mr. Valadao, and Mr. Baird) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ 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 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 sha…

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Cosponsors (5)

5 Republicans