2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB27: HALT Fentanyl Act Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act
Legislative Summary
To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
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Bill History
1/3/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/3/2025
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 93 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 27 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. The resolution makes in order only the further amendment printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Rule H. Res. 93 passed House.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 93. (consideration: CR H520-533)
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 27 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. The resolution makes in order only the further amendment printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 27.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 93, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Trahan amendment No. 2.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Trahan amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes prevailed. Mrs. Trahan demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceeding until a time to be announced.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H533-535)
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 312 - 108 (Roll no. 33). (text: CR H520-522)
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
On Passage RC# 33
2/6/2025
312
Yea
108
Nay
0
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: PASSED
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Trahan of Massachusetts Part B Amendment No. 2 RC# 32
2/6/2025
182
Yea
226
Nay
0
Not Voting
24
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/10/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 60
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor

Morgan Griffith
Republican
Co-Sponsors (61)
Robert Latta
Republican
Brett Guthrie
Republican
Gus Bilirakis
Republican
Richard Hudson
Republican
Earl Carter
Republican
Gary Palmer
Republican
Neal Dunn
Republican
Dan Crenshaw
Republican
John Joyce
Republican
August Pfluger
Republican
Diana Harshbarger
Republican
Kat Cammack
Republican
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican
Steve Womack
Republican
Vern Buchanan
Republican
Carol Miller
Republican
John Moolenaar
Republican
Mike Bost
Republican
Gabe Evans
Republican
Scott Fitzgerald
Republican
Nicholas Langworthy
Republican
Ben Cline
Republican
Dan Meuser
Republican
Jeff Van Drew
Republican
Randy Feenstra
Republican
Zachary Nunn
Republican
Juan Ciscomani
Republican
Pete Stauber
Republican
Ann Wagner
Republican
Troy Balderson
Republican
Clay Higgins
Republican
Jake Ellzey
Republican
Charles Fleischmann
Republican
Russell Fry
Republican
Erin Houchin
Republican
Harold Rogers
Republican
Jay Obernolte
Republican
Daniel Webster
Republican
Tim Burchett
Republican
Austin Scott
Republican
Tim Walberg
Republican
Michelle Fischbach
Republican
Robert Wittman
Republican
Greg Murphy
Republican
Scott Franklin
Republican
Michael Baumgartner
Republican
Pat Ryan
Democrat
Bruce Westerman
Republican
Michael Lawler
Republican
French Hill
Republican
Dan Newhouse
Republican
Laura Gillen
Democrat
Riley Moore
Republican
Mike Haridopolos
Republican
Mark Messmer
Republican
Julie Fedorchak
Republican
Craig Goldman
Republican
Garland Barr
Republican
Kevin Kiley
Republican
John McGuire
Republican
Nicholas Begich
Republican