GOP seeks to corner Democrats with fentanyl bill
House Republicans are moving quickly to pass legislation that would result in harsher sentences for people convicted of ...
McDowell: Fentanyl changed everything for our family
Wrought with emotion by his brother’s fentanyl poisoning, a 31-year-old freshman congressman from North Carolina on Thursday ...
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Senate weighs permanent Schedule I status for fentanyl
The Senate Judiciary Committee considered whether to permanently classify fentanyl and its related substances as Schedule I drugs, a move that could have significant impacts on ...
West Virginia Senator Jim Justice co-sponsors bill to lower threshold for minimum sentencing for fentanyl possession
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senator Jim Justice announced on Friday that he is a co-sponsor of Senator John Kennedy’s Fairness in Fentanyl Sentencing Act of 2025, aimed at reducing the ...
Lawmakers push to reclassify fentanyl to highest level of drug restrictions
The bill would permanently classify the opioid as Schedule 1 under the Controlled Substances Act, joining drugs such as heroin and LSD.
WATCH LIVE: Lawmakers hold hearing on fentanyl classification as crisis grips nation
Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on a proposal to permanently classify fentanyl as a Schedule 1 drug, which are defined as having no medical use and a high chance of abuse.
NBC 10 News Today: Lawmakers to make Fentynal a Schedule 1 drug
On NBC 10 News Today, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are considering permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as a ...
Virginia congressman introduces HALT Fentanyl Act to combat opioid crisis
According to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, in 2023 more than 100,000 people died of drug overdoses in ...