Fentanyl Trafficker Elimination Act
Summary
Fentanyl Trafficker Elimination Act This bill increases the term of imprisonment for drug trafficking offenses involving large quantities of fentanyl or fentanyl analogues. Specifically, the bill requires life imprisonment for illegally importing or exporting, or illegally manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, 400 grams or more of fentanyl or 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue, regardless of prior offenses or if death or serious bodily injury occurs. (Currently, such offenses carry a minimum sentence of 10 years imprisonment and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for a first offense; penalties increase with subsequent offenses or if death or serious bodily injury occurs.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 20, 2022
Last action Nov 1, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Burchett
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Clay Higgins
RRepublican
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Markwayne Mullin
RRepublican
Co
Michael Guest
RRepublican
Co
Nicole Malliotakis
RRepublican
Co
Pat Fallon
RRepublican
Co
Ralph Norman
RRepublican
Co
Thomas P. Tiffany
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HR 6439
Scope: US
Hi! I can help you understand HR 6439. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline