A resolution designating the first full week in May as "Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week".
- Last Action
- 10/30/2025
Actions
- 2025-02-06Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2025-02-06Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-06 (00)
Fairness in Fentanyl Sentencing Act of 2025
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.
Cosponsors (5)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
- Katie Britt (R-AL)
- James Justice (R-WV)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Postal service
- Trade restrictions
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
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