Fight Fentanyl Act

Summary#

The Fight Fentanyl Act amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to add new reporting, funding, and prosecutorial requirements focused on fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances. It requires HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) reports that describe use of HIDTA funds for fentanyl investigations and prosecutions, including amounts seized and law enforcement and predictive data on trafficking patterns. It adds a requirement for regional HIDTA assessments to identify limitations and recommend ways to address them. The bill increases certain authorized amounts in HIDTA provisions and specifies new funding figures. It also directs the Attorney General to make investigative and prosecutorial resources available, including temporary reassignment of assistant U.S. attorneys (AUSAs) for fiscal years 2024 through 2030 to prioritize fentanyl investigations and prosecutions, and to set up a process for such reassignments within 180 days of enactment.

What it means for you#

  • HIDTA offices and participating local, state, Tribal, and Federal law enforcement will have new reporting duties about fentanyl investigations, seizures, and regional trends.
  • HIDTA programs will have language expanded to include interdiction of fentanyl as an explicit purpose and to report limitations and recommended remedies.
  • The Department of Justice is directed to provide or reassign AUSAs temporarily to prioritize fentanyl cases when requested by the HIDTA Director and regional Executive Boards.
  • For members of the public, courts, or civilians, the bill sets reporting and resource-direction rules; the text does not state direct changes to sentencing, treatment, or other public programs.

Expenses#

  • The bill text includes an authorization of $333,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030.
  • The bill text changes an existing amount from $10,000,000 to $14,224,000 in a HIDTA-related provision.
  • No publicly available information on total estimated federal cost, budgetary offsets, or other appropriations beyond the specific amounts listed in the bill text.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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