House lawmakers rallied around the HALT Fentanyl Act, passing a bill to classify the opioid as a Schedule I controlled substance to solidify harsher punishments for using or selling the drug.

House Republicans PASS bill to permanently make fentanyl a Schedule 1 drug and make criminal penalties harsher: Scores of Democrats back law to crackdown on epidemic ...

House Republicans are moving quickly to pass legislation that would result in harsher sentences for people convicted of fentanyl-related offenses, putting pressure on Democrats who were divided on ...

The bill—called the HALT Fentanyl Act—passed in a 289-133 vote that had support from 215 House Republicans along with 74 Democrats—with nearly all of the opposition coming from the remaining ...

Republicans asserted their majority to usher in the new bill with a 312-108 vote, earning significant… advertisement. The Hill. House Republicans pass fentanyl bill with Democratic support.