118th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 1597: William and James Wonacott Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill establishes specific criminal penalties for the sale or distribution of illicit fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance to another person without that person's knowledge.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the sale or distribution of any substance that has two milligrams or more of illicit fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance to another person without that person's knowledge. Violators are subject to a minimum of 20 years of imprisonment (25 years if the violation results in death) and a maximum of life imprisonment.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Barry Moore R-ALOriginal
- Don Bacon R-NE
- Thomas Tiffany R-WI
- Michael Lawler R-NY
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History
- Introduced in the House by Dan Newhouse.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- 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.