Bill > HR5023

This bill proposes significant changes to federal law regarding fentanyl-related criminal activities by expanding the legal definition of fentanyl trafficking and establishing severe penalties. Specifically, the bill defines "trafficked fentanyl" to include a broad range of illicit activities involving the production, distribution, sale, transportation, or financing of fentanyl, synthetic opioids, and related chemicals. The legislation introduces a critical provision that automatically considers any individual found to have trafficked fentanyl as having attempted murder, which would subject them to corresponding penalties. This means that people engaged in fentanyl-related criminal activities could now face attempted murder charges, which carry much more severe consequences than traditional drug trafficking offenses. The bill amends Section 1111 of title 18 of the United States Code to accomplish these changes, effectively treating fentanyl trafficking as an attempted murder offense and creating a more stringent legal framework to combat the ongoing opioid crisis and the dangerous proliferation of fentanyl in the United States.

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