Congress sends bill to Trump that classifies fentanyl as Schedule I drug

Published June 12, 2025 4:09pm ET



Congress handed President Donald Trump a victory in his administration’s fight against the fentanyl epidemic with the passage of legislation imposing steep penalties on smugglers caught moving fentanyl analogs into or throughout the United States.

The House voted 321-104 on Thursday afternoon on the Senate-passed Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act. The bill will now go to Trump’s desk to be signed into law.

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