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H.Res. 93 · Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
What does this mean?

This isn't the actual fentanyl legislation — it's a procedural resolution that sets the ground rules for how the House of Representatives will debate and vote on that separate bill (called the HALT Fentanyl Act, which deals with how fentanyl-related drugs are classified under federal drug law). Essentially, this resolution clears the path for the House to take up that bill using a specific version with changes made by the Rules Committee, and it blocks members from raising procedural objections that could otherwise delay or derail the debate. For everyday Americans, this doesn't change any laws itself — it just determines the process Congress will follow when it eventually votes on the real fentanyl bill.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Passed House
Feb 5, 2025
Full action history (11)
Feb 4, 2025Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 2.
Feb 4, 2025The resolution makes in order only the further amendment printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report.
Feb 4, 2025The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-2, by Mr. Griffith.
Feb 5, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 5, 2025On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 215 - 208 (Roll no. 31). (text: CR H469)
Feb 5, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 215 - 208 (Roll no. 31). (text: CR H469)
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