On Senate Floor, Portman Urges Immediate Action to Pass FIGHT Fentanyl Act, Keep Deadly Fentanyl-Related Drugs Illegal

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Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) called on Congress to quickly pass his bipartisan Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting (FIGHT) Fentanyl Act to permanently schedule illicitly manufactured and deadly fentanyl-related substances known as fentanyl analogues. In February 2018, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a temporary scheduling order to schedule fentanyl analogues that allowed federal law enforcement authorities to bring criminal actions against individuals who manufacture, distribute, or handle these deadly drugs. This scheduling order is set to expire on May 6, 15 days from now, during a period where drug overdose deaths are reaching an all-time high. Portman urged Congress to ensure this scheduling doesn't lapse to allow law enforcement to continue to crack down on these lethal drugs.

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