Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 467 - Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act

STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY

(House Rules)
(Rep. Griffith, R-VA, and 52 cosponsors)

The HALT Fentanyl Act would permanently schedule all fentanyl-related substances (FRS) not otherwise scheduled into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act as a class and expedite research into fentanyl-related substances, which the Administration has long supported. These two provisions are critical components of the Biden-Harris Administration's 2021 recommendations to Congress to combat the supply of illicit FRS and save lives, including proposals to create a streamlined process for the Department of Health and Human Services to identify and remove or reschedule any individual FRS that is subsequently found to not have a high potential for abuse under the Controlled Substances Act and require a study of the impact of permanent FRS class-wide scheduling on research, civil rights, and the illicit manufacturing and trafficking of FRS. The Administration's 2021 recommendations to Congress included additional provisions to improve public safety. The Administration calls on Congress to pass all of these critical measures to improve public safety and save lives.