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Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2025
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2025
This bill makes the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death a first-degree murder.
An individual who is guilty of first-degree murder by distributing fentanyl is subject to death or life in prison.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Apr 29, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Apr 29, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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