Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2025

This bill aims to establish the distribution of fentanyl that leads to a person's death as a federal felony murder offense. It specifically amends section 1111 of title 18, United States Code, to include "distributing fentanyl" among the predicate acts for felony murder, thereby subjecting convicted individuals to penalties of death or life imprisonment . The legislation provides a detailed definition for "distributing fentanyl," which encompasses the distribution of a controlled substance involving 2 grams or more of fentanyl or 0.5 grams or more of its analogues . For an act to qualify, the distribution must directly result in death from the use of the substance, and the distributor must have known or had reason to know that the substance contained fentanyl or its analogues.