119-hr5023

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5023 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5023

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to attempted murder 
 and the trafficking of fentanyl.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 August 22, 2025

 Mr. Lawler (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Baird, and Mr. 
 Baumgartner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to attempted murder 
 and the trafficking of fentanyl.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Fentanyl Kills Act''.

SEC. 2. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND TRAFFICKING OF FENTANYL.

 

Section 1111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (5) , by striking ``; and'' and 
 inserting a semicolon;
        (B) in paragraph

    (6) , by striking the period at the 
 end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (7) the term `trafficked fentanyl' means--
 ``
        (A) any illicit activity--
 ``
            (i) to produce, manufacture, distribute, 
 sell, or knowingly finance or transport--
 ``
            (I) illicit fentanyl, including 
 any controlled substance that is a 
 synthetic opioid and any listed 
 chemical (as defined in 

section 102 of 
 the Controlled Substances Act (21 
 U.S.C. 802)) that is a synthetic opioid 
 utilized for fentanyl production; or
 ``
            (II) active pharmaceutical 
 ingredients or chemicals that are used 
 in the production of fentanyl;
 ``
            (ii) to attempt to carry out an activity 
 described in subparagraph
        (A) ; or
 ``
            (iii) to assist, abet, conspire, or 
 collude with any other person to carry out an 
 activity described in subparagraph
        (A) ;
 ``
        (B) a violation of 

section 401

    (a)

    (1) of the 
 Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841

    (a)

    (1) ) 
 involving manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing, 
 or possessing with intent to manufacture, distribute, 
 or dispense, fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance 
 in or into the United States;
 ``
            (C) an attempt or conspiracy to commit a 
 violation described in paragraph

    (2) ;
 ``
            (D) having manufactured, distributed, or 
 dispensed, or possessed with intent to manufacture, 
 distribute, or dispense, fentanyl or a fentanyl-related 
 substance outside the United States with the intention 
 of such fentanyl or fentanyl-related substance being 
 distributed or dispensed in or into the United States 
 in violation of 

section 401

    (a)

    (1) or 406 of the 
 Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841

    (a)

    (1) , 846); 
 or
 ``
        (E) having produced or manufactured, distributed, 
 or dispensed, or possessed with intent to manufacture, 
 distribute, or dispense, a substance that is a 
 precursor to fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance 
 with the intention of such precursor, fentanyl, or 
 fentanyl-related substance being distributed or 
 dispensed in or into the United States in violation of 
 

section 401

    (a)

    (1) or 406 of the Controlled Substances 
 Act (21 U.S.C. 841

    (a)

    (1) , 846).''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (d) Any individual who has been found to have trafficked fentanyl 
shall be deemed to have attempted to perpetrate murder under subsection

    (a) and shall be subject to the penalty pursuant to subsection

    (b) .''.
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