[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8228 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8228

 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for punishment for 
 the knowing distribution of fentanyl, if death results, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2022

  Mr. Gosar introduced the following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for punishment for 
 the knowing distribution of fentanyl, if death results, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Death Penalty for Dealing Fentanyl 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. KNOWING DISTRIBUTION OF FENTANYL WHERE DEATH RESULTS.

    Part D of the Controlled Substances Act is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``SEC. 424. KNOWING DISTRIBUTION OF FENTANYL WHERE DEATH RESULTS.

    ``Any person who knowingly violates section 401(a)(1) or section 
416 by distributing, possessing with intent to distribute, or 
manufacturing fentanyl shall, if death results, be punished--
            ``(1) by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for 
        life; and
            ``(2) by a fine under title 18, United States Code.''.
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