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Amendments · HAMDT 5
FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS· HOUSE
House AmendmentHAMDT 5
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 119-2 to delay the enactment of this bill until the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General each certify that the bill will lead to a reduction in overdose deaths.
· LAST ACTION FEB 6
- Amendment, not the bill
- Failed — base text stands
- Effect depends on parent bill
DISPOSITION
FAILED
FEB 6
“On agreeing to the Trahan amendment (A002) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 182 - 226 (Roll no. 32).”
OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THIS BILL
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SUMMARY
WHAT THIS CHANGES
This amendment would have delayed the start of the HALT Fentanyl Act until the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General both officially certified that the law would actually reduce overdose deaths. It aimed to ensure the new drug regulations would be effective at saving lives before they were put into practice.
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KEY POINTS
3POINT 01
Required expert certification
It would have shifted the power to start the law from Congress and the President to the heads of the Justice and Health departments based on health data.
POINT 02
Focused on overdose reduction
It attempted to make the law's implementation dependent on its predicted success in saving lives rather than just its intent to punish drug crimes.
POINT 03
Amendment failed
The underlying bill's timeline remains unchanged and will not be tied to these specific public health milestones.
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SPONSORSHIP
1 + 0
D· Massachusetts
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ACTION TIMELINE
7 EVENTSFEB 6
On agreeing to the Trahan amendment (A002) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 182 - 226 (Roll no. 32).
FEB 6
FEB 6
The previous question was ordered on the amendment and the bill pursuant to the rule.
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AMENDMENT INFO
TypeHouse Amendment
NumberHAMDT 5
Congress119th
ChamberHouse
StatusFAILED
SubmittedFeb 6, 2025
Last actionFeb 6, 2025
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FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS · HOUSE
House AmendmentHAMDT 5
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 119-2 to delay the enactment of this bill until the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General each certify that the bill will lead to a reduction in overdose deaths.
· SUBMITTED FEB 6, 2025· LAST ACTION FEB 6, 2025
DISPOSITION
FAILED
COSPONSORS
0
DAYS SINCE ACTION
595
