H.R. 8005
Stop Pills That Kill Act
Sponsor: Gabe Evans · 0 cosponsors
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
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.
Text of the bill
Where this section came from
Not in the first version (Introduced in House, Mar 19).
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Sep 15, 2026 · Engrossed in House Marked up by House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Jul 20 Marked up by House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Jul 21 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
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(a) Possession, manufacture, or distribution for purposes of unlawful importation. Section 1009 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 959) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part of a tableting or encapsulating machine—
(1) intending or knowing that the tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part of a tableting or encapsulating machine will be used to illicitly manufacture a controlled substance or listed chemical; and
(2) intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe that the tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part of a tableting or encapsulating machine will be unlawfully imported into the United States.
; and
(3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
(3) manufacture or distribute a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part of a tableting or encapsulating machine—
(A) intending or knowing that the tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part of a tableting or encapsulating machine will be used to illicitly manufacture a controlled substance or listed chemical; and
(B) intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe that the tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part of a tableting or encapsulating machine will be unlawfully imported into the United States.
(b) Prohibited acts. Section 1010 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 960) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking or at the end;
(B) in paragraph (7)—
(i) by striking section 959 of this title and inserting section 1009; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
(8) manufactures or distributes a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part of a tableting or encapsulating machine in violation of section 1009,
; and
(D) in the matter following paragraph (8), as so inserted, by striking shall be fined and all that follows through or both and inserting the following: shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for the applicable period described in subsection (e), or both; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
(e) The applicable period described in this subsection is the following:
(1) In the case of a violation of paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (d) involving a list I chemical, not more than 20 years.
(2) Subject to paragraph (4), in the case of a violation of paragraph (7) of subsection (d), not more than 10 years.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), in the case of a violation of paragraph (8) of subsection (d), not more than 8 years.
(4) In the case of a violation of paragraph (7) or (8) of subsection (d) that involves more than 1,000 kilograms of a chemical or product or more than 100 machines that are tableting machines or encapsulating machines, not more than 15 years.
(5) In the case of any other violation of subsection (d), not more than 10 years.
(c) United States Sentencing Commission. Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and amend the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements of the Commission in accordance with this Act and the amendments made by this Act.