William and James Wonacott Act of 2023
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 14, 2023)
William and James Wonacott Act of 2023
This bill establishes specific criminal penalties for the sale or distribution of illicit fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance to another person without that person's knowledge.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the sale or distribution of any substance that has two milligrams or more of illicit fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance to another person without that person's knowledge. Violators are subject to a minimum of 20 years of imprisonment (25 years if the violation results in death) and a maximum of life imprisonment.
What just happenedMar 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 14, 2023
- Mar 24, 2023Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 14, 2023IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 14, 2023IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 14, 2023IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 14, 2023IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House