Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2209 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 26, 2021 Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Mrs. HINSON, and Mr. GROTHMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a pe- riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con- sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com- mittee concerned A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl- related substances as schedule I controlled substances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stopping Overdoses 4 of Fentanyl Analogues Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. 6 Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 7 U.S.C. 812) is amended— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:26 May 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2209.IH H2209 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2209 IH (1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) of 1 Schedule I the following: 2 ‘‘(23) Isobutyryl fentanyl. 3 ‘‘(24) Para-Methoxybutyrylfentanyl. 4 ‘‘(25) Valeryl fentanyl. 5 ‘‘(26) Cyclopentyl fentanyl. 6 ‘‘(27) Para-Chloroisobutyryl fentanyl.’’; and 7 (2) by adding at the end of Schedule I the fol- 8 lowing: 9 ‘‘(e)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed 10 in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or 11 preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-re- 12 lated substances, or which contains their salts, isomers, 13 and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, 14 isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific 15 chemical designation. 16 ‘‘(2) In paragraph (1), the term ‘fentanyl-related sub- 17 stances’ includes the following: 18 ‘‘(A) Any substance that is structurally related 19 to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifica- 20 tions: 21 ‘‘(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion 22 of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, 23 whether or not further substituted in or on the 24 monocycle. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:26 May 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2209.IH H2209 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2209 IH ‘‘(ii) By substitution in or on the phenethyl 1 group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, halo, 2 haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. 3 ‘‘(iii) By substitution in or on the piper- 4 idine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, 5 ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro 6 groups. 7 ‘‘(iv) By replacement of the aniline ring 8 with any aromatic monocycle whether or not 9 further substituted in or on the aromatic mono- 10 cycle. 11 ‘‘(v) By replacement of the N-propionyl 12 group by another acyl group. 13 ‘‘(B) 4′-Methyl acetyl fentanyl. 14 ‘‘(C) Crotonyl fentanyl. 15 ‘‘(D) 2′-Fluoro ortho-fluorofentanyl. 16 ‘‘(E) Ortho-Methyl acetylfentanyl. 17 ‘‘(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl. 18 ‘‘(G) Ortho-Fluorobutyryl fentanyl. 19 ‘‘(H) Ortho-Fluoroacryl fentanyl. 20 ‘‘(I) Beta-Methyl fentanyl. 21 ‘‘(J) Phenyl fentanyl. 22 ‘‘(K) Para-Methylfentanyl. 23 ‘‘(L) Beta′-Phenyl fentanyl. 24 ‘‘(M) Benzodioxole fentanyl.’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:26 May 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2209.IH H2209 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2209 IH This Act shall take effect one day after the date of 1 enactment. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:26 May 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2209.IH H2209 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS