1HOUSE · FEB 6, 2025
Passed the House
312–108PASSED
R 214–1 D 98–107
On Passage · roll 33 · 13 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
HALT Fentanyl Act
Official title: To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. H. Griffith R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2025
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseFeb 6, 2025 · 312–108
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 10, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 27.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFITH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 1, January 3, 2025, Page H36):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substancesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 267 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 27, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/27
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.27 is contained in the text of S.331, which became Public Law 119-26.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 27, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/27
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f9ae989b38dce2e5b5f40fc142dd71599ec67a31fbbbe00f22cff6121ce1d555
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 27. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Amendment 1 to H.R. 27On agreeing to the amendmentHouse · Feb 6, 2025 · roll 32R 0–202 D 182–24182–226Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
61 cosponsors — 58 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent
2 of 61 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Troy Balderson (R-OH), Andy Barr (R-KY), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Ben Cline (R-VA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Russell Fry (R-SC), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Clay Higgins (R-LA), J. Hill (R-AR) and 31 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Griffith.
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- H.R. 6028 (119th) Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act
- H.Res. 1075 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy…
- H.Res. 1275 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and…
Related bills
- S. 331 (119th) HALT Fentanyl ActRelated bill
- H.Res. 93 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of…Procedurally related
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.