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Fairness in Fentanyl Sentencing Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-878| Senate 
| Updated: 3/21/2023
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (5)
Mike Braun (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fairness in Fentanyl Sentencing Act of 2023 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
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 21, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 21, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCriminal procedure and sentencingDrug trafficking and controlled substancesPostal serviceTrade restrictionsU.S. Sentencing Commission

Fairness in Fentanyl Sentencing Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-878| Senate 
| Updated: 3/21/2023
Fairness in Fentanyl Sentencing Act of 2023 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
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 21, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 21, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (5)
Mike Braun (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • 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