YourVoice.Now Summary
Criminal Justice & Due ProcessTransparency & AccountabilityUp to 10 years in prison, not 4, for fentanyl pill-press equipment — plus a yearly report to Congress.
Criminal Justice & Due Process
Right now, that longer sentence covers only equipment meant for making meth. The bill would add fentanyl and fake pills sold under a real drug's name, raising the top first-offense sentence from 4 years to 10.
Transparency & Accountability
Each year, the Justice Department would tell Congress how many fake pills were seized, what was in them, and what cases were brought. It could hold back details that would tip off an open case.
More about this bill
Most people would notice no change in daily life. The change lands on people who make or sell equipment for pressing fake pills. Federal law already adds prison time when that equipment is meant for meth. The bill would extend that to fentanyl and to pills marked to look like real medicine. The top sentence for a first offense would rise from 4 years to 10. The bill would give the DEA (the federal drug agency) 180 days to write a plan for seizing fake pills. The plan would cover how to warn teens about them. It would also review campaigns like "One Pill Can Kill." Starting a year after passage, the Justice Department would report to Congress each year. Those reports would cover pills seized, what was in them, and the cases brought.
Congressional Summary
Stop Pills That Kill Act This bill increases criminal penalties for offenses relating to the manufacture of fentanyl or counterfeit substances. It also establishes requirements for federal agencies to address the use of counterfeit substances. Specifically, the bill applies an increased criminal penalty for possessing, manufacturing, or distributing certain equipment or materials that are used to illegally manufacture fentanyl, an analogue of fentanyl, or a counterfeit substance (the increased penalty is currently limited to offenses involving methamphetamine). The Drug Enforcement Administration must establish and implement a plan to address counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine substances through law enforcement action and education and prevention efforts. In addition, the Department of Justice must annually report on the collection of counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine substances by law enforcement and on related prosecutions.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Action Date
- Date Added
- 2026-04-02
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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