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Fentanyl Kills Act

USA119th CongressHR-5023| House 
| Updated: 8/22/2025
Michael Lawler

Michael Lawler

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (7)
Barry Moore (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Michael Baumgartner (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Anna Paulina Luna (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Fentanyl Kills Act" seeks to amend title 18, United States Code, by establishing a direct legal equivalence between fentanyl trafficking and attempted murder. This legislation aims to impose severe penalties on individuals involved in the illicit fentanyl trade by deeming their actions as an attempt to perpetrate murder. The bill provides a comprehensive definition of "trafficked fentanyl," which includes the illicit production, manufacture, distribution, sale, financing, or transportation of fentanyl, its precursors, or related synthetic opioids. This definition also covers attempts, conspiracies, and assistance in such activities, as well as violations of the Controlled Substances Act involving fentanyl intended for the United States. Under this Act, anyone found to have engaged in these defined acts of fentanyl trafficking will be legally considered to have attempted to perpetrate murder and will face the associated penalties.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-4795
Fentanyl Kills Act
Aug 22, 2025
Introduced in House
Aug 22, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-4795
    Fentanyl Kills Act


  • August 22, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • August 22, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Fentanyl Kills Act

USA119th CongressHR-5023| House 
| Updated: 8/22/2025
The "Fentanyl Kills Act" seeks to amend title 18, United States Code, by establishing a direct legal equivalence between fentanyl trafficking and attempted murder. This legislation aims to impose severe penalties on individuals involved in the illicit fentanyl trade by deeming their actions as an attempt to perpetrate murder. The bill provides a comprehensive definition of "trafficked fentanyl," which includes the illicit production, manufacture, distribution, sale, financing, or transportation of fentanyl, its precursors, or related synthetic opioids. This definition also covers attempts, conspiracies, and assistance in such activities, as well as violations of the Controlled Substances Act involving fentanyl intended for the United States. Under this Act, anyone found to have engaged in these defined acts of fentanyl trafficking will be legally considered to have attempted to perpetrate murder and will face the associated penalties.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-4795
Fentanyl Kills Act
Aug 22, 2025
Introduced in House
Aug 22, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-4795
    Fentanyl Kills Act


  • August 22, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • August 22, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Michael Lawler

Michael Lawler

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (7)
Barry Moore (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Michael Baumgartner (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Anna Paulina Luna (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted