House Passes HALT Fentanyl Act to Permanently Classify Fentanyl as Schedule I Drug

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• The House passed the HALT Fentanyl Act, permanently classifying fentanyl as a Schedule I drug, enhancing law enforcement's ability to tackle drug trafficking and mandating minimum sentences for fentanyl-related offenses.
• The legislation received bipartisan support, passing with a 312-108 vote, indicating a collective response to the fentanyl crisis that resulted in over 74,000 overdose deaths in 2023.
• The bill aims to close loopholes that allow traffickers to exploit chemical variations of fentanyl, further empowering law enforcement to combat the fentanyl epidemic devastating communities in the U.S.