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Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1293| Senate 
| Updated: 4/21/2021
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (2)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2021 This bill modifies 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 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 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1724
Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2019
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1724
    Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2019


  • April 21, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 21, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5694: Fentanyl Penalties Parity Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCriminal procedure and sentencingDrug trafficking and controlled substancesPostal serviceTrade restrictionsU.S. Sentencing Commission

Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1293| Senate 
| Updated: 4/21/2021
Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2021 This bill modifies 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 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 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1724
Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2019
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1724
    Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2019


  • April 21, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 21, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (2)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5694: Fentanyl Penalties Parity Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCriminal procedure and sentencingDrug trafficking and controlled substancesPostal serviceTrade restrictionsU.S. Sentencing Commission