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S.331 HALT Fentanyl Act
HALT Fentanyl Act — permanently schedules fentanyl analogues and imposes mandatory minimum prison sentences, which disproportionately impact communities of color (119th Congress)
View on Congress.govLegal & Constitutional Grounding
USSC finds mandatory minimums increase incarceration without deterring drug supply; public health approaches show documented effectiveness.
CDC NCHS: 105,007 drug overdose deaths in 2023; fentanyl involved in majority
- 21 U.S.C. § 812 — Controlled Substances Act scheduling
- USSC (2023): mandatory minimums increase incarceration without documented deterrent effect on drug supply
Bill activity
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 by Bill Cassidy (R-LA) with 16 original cosponsors. 31 cosponsors as of Mar 11, 2025. Passed the Senate with an amendment Mar 14, 2025, 84-16. Passed the House Jun 12, 2025, 321-104. Became Public Law 119-26 on Jul 16, 2025.
- Reached the House floor under a special rule from the Rules Committee (H.Res.489).
- Reached the Senate floor on a motion to proceed after cloture was invoked.
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) voted yea on the House roll call counted in grades (roll no. 166, Jun 12, 2025).
- IntroducedJan 30, 2025
- Passed SenateMar 14, 2025
- Passed HouseJun 12, 2025
- To PresidentJul 8, 2025
- Became LawJul 16, 2025
Latest action Jul 16, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-26.
Cosponsors
119th Congress (Jan 2025 to Jan 2027)
Democratic 6 · Republican 24 · Independent 1
Each dot is one cosponsor. Dots stack by sign-on day, or by week when the window is long. The block at the left holds the original cosponsors.
Senate measure (119th Congress): after introduction, senators are added as cosponsors by unanimous consent.
Activity log
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.Senate
16 original cosponsors on the day of introduction
- Angus S. King Jr. I-ME, original
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV, original
- Chuck Grassley R-IA, original
- Eric Schmitt R-MO, original
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH, original
- John Cornyn R-TX, original
- John Kennedy R-LA, original
- Margaret Wood Hassan D-NH, original
- Mark Kelly D-AZ, original
- Martin Heinrich D-NM, original
- Mike Rounds R-SD, original
- Roger Marshall R-KS, original
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ, original
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV, original
- Steve Daines R-MT, original
- Todd Young R-IN, original
7 members cosponsored
- Josh Hawley R-MO
- Katie Boyd Britt R-AL
- Lindsey Graham R-SC
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Ted Cruz R-TX
- Thomas Tillis R-NC
- Ashley Moody cosponsored (R-FL)
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 18.Senate
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1488)Senate
- Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1488)Senate
- Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1521)Senate
- Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1596)Senate
- Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 12. Record Vote Number: 110. (CR S1596)Senate
5 members cosponsored
- Dan Sullivan R-AK
- David McCormick R-PA
- James C. Justice R-WV
- Pete Ricketts R-NE
- Susan M. Collins R-ME
Senate floor day: 1 amendment (4 steps)
Congress.gov lists Senate floor actions without times of day, so the order of steps without a roll-call number is reconstructed from the action list.
- Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1623)
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Measure laid before Senate by motion.
- Amendment SA 1237 proposed by Senator Thune for Senator Grassley. To improve the bill. (S.Amdt.1237)
- Joni Ernst cosponsored (R-IA)
- Considered by Senate.Senate
- Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1659)Senate
- Cindy Hyde-Smith cosponsored (R-MS)
- Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 15. Record Vote Number: 124. (CR S1735)Senate
- Considered by Senate.Senate
Senate floor day: 1 amendment, passage (4 steps)
Congress.gov lists Senate floor actions without times of day, so the order of steps without a roll-call number is reconstructed from the action list.
- Considered by Senate.
- The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 16. Record Vote Number: 127.
- Proposed amendment SA 1237 withdrawn in Senate. (S.Amdt.1237)
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.Senate
- Received in the House.House
- Held at the desk.House
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 489 Reported to House.
House floor day: vote on the rule (H.Res.489) (3 steps)
- On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 206 (Roll no. 160).
- Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 211 - 206 (Roll no. 161).
- Rule H. Res. 489 passed House.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 489.House
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general...House
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 331.House
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.House
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on S. 331, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and...House
- Considered as unfinished business.House
- House vote: Passage of the billCounted in grades
Passed, 321-104
Member breakdown · Official House roll call 166 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House
- Presented to President
- Signed by President
- Became Public Law No: 119-26
Votes on this bill
7 votes: 6 recorded roll calls and 1 decided without a recorded vote, 0 of them on amendments. Showing 2 below; 5 procedural votes are behind "Show all 7 votes". Votes counted in grades are marked.
Mar 6, 2025SenateCloture on the motion to proceed (vote to end debate; three-fifths of senators duly chosen and sworn required)Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 12. Record Vote Number: 110. (CR S1596)Invoked82-12n/a
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 29 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 82 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
Mar 10, 2025SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measureMotion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.Agreed toVoice vote or unanimous consent, no tallyno roll call
Mar 13, 2025SenateCloture on the bill (vote to end debate; three-fifths of senators duly chosen and sworn required)Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 15. Record Vote Number: 124. (CR S1735)Invoked84-15n/a
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 84 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
Mar 14, 2025SenatePassage of the billPassed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 16. Record Vote Number: 127.Passed84-16n/a
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 84 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Jun 10, 20251:58 pmHouseVote to end debate on the rule (ordering the previous question)
H.Res.489On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 206 (Roll no. 160).Agreed to213-206Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 206 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 213 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 213 | 206 | 0 | 13 |
Jun 10, 20252:16 pmHouseVote on the rule (H.Res.489)On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 211 - 206 (Roll no. 161).Agreed to211-206Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 206 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 211 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 211 | 206 | 0 | 15 |
Jun 12, 20253:36 pmHousePassage of the billCounted in gradesOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 321 - 104 (Roll no. 166).Passed321-104Yea
Counted in grades
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 104 | 103 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 217 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 321 | 104 | 0 | 7 |
Amendments
35 amendments: 1 withdrawn, 34 submitted, not proposed. Show the list
Withdrawn (1)
Submitted, not proposed (34)
Cosponsors
31 cosponsored
Sponsor Introduced by Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Jan 30, 2025
| Member | Party/State | Date | Days after introduction | Original | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus S. King Jr. | I-ME | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | D-NV | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Chuck Grassley | R-IA | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Eric Schmitt | R-MO | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D-NH | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| John Cornyn | R-TX | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| John Kennedy | R-LA | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | D-NH | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Mark Kelly | D-AZ | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Martin Heinrich | D-NM | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Mike Rounds | R-SD | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Roger Marshall | R-KS | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Ruben Gallego | D-AZ | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Shelley Moore Capito | R-WV | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Steve Daines | R-MT | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Todd Young | R-IN | Jan 30, 2025 | 0 | Original | — |
| Josh Hawley | R-MO | Feb 3, 2025 | 4 | — | |
| Katie Boyd Britt | R-AL | Feb 3, 2025 | 4 | — | |
| Lindsey Graham | R-SC | Feb 3, 2025 | 4 | — | |
| Marsha Blackburn | R-TN | Feb 3, 2025 | 4 | — | |
| Mike Lee | R-UT | Feb 3, 2025 | 4 | — | |
| Ted Cruz | R-TX | Feb 3, 2025 | 4 | — | |
| Thomas Tillis | R-NC | Feb 3, 2025 | 4 | — | |
| Ashley Moody | R-FL | Feb 11, 2025 | 12 | — | |
| Dan Sullivan | R-AK | Mar 6, 2025 | 35 | — | |
| David McCormick | R-PA | Mar 6, 2025 | 35 | — | |
| James C. Justice | R-WV | Mar 6, 2025 | 35 | — | |
| Pete Ricketts | R-NE | Mar 6, 2025 | 35 | — | |
| Susan M. Collins | R-ME | Mar 6, 2025 | 35 | — | |
| Joni Ernst | R-IA | Mar 10, 2025 | 39 | — | |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith | R-MS | Mar 11, 2025 | 40 | — |
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HALT Fentanyl Act — permanently classifies fentanyl analogues as Schedule I. Blanket scheduling without scientific review contradicts evidence-based drug policy and increases incarceration rather than reducing overdose deaths.