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Senate Advances Bill to Classify Fentanyl as Schedule I Drug, Toughening Penalties

The House overwhelmingly passed its own version last month.
Senate Advances Bill to Classify Fentanyl as Schedule I Drug, Toughening Penalties
A Drug Enforcement Administration chemist checks confiscated powder containing fentanyl at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory in New York on Oct. 8, 2019. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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The Senate advanced on March 13 a bill that would classify fentanyl-related substances as a top-tier narcotic, leading to tougher penalties for those behind criminal offenses related to the drug.

The tally to invoke cloture on the HALT Fentanyl Act was 84-15.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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