H.R. 8766

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8766 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8766

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the death penalty 
for anyone who knowingly deals fentanyl to a person who dies from the 
use of such fentanyl.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 12, 2026

Mr. Roy introduced the following bill; which was 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

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A BILL

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the death penalty 
for anyone who knowingly deals fentanyl to a person who dies from the 
use of such fentanyl.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Deal Death, Face Death Act''.

SEC. 2. DEATH SENTENCE FOR FENTANYL.

Section 401(b)(1)(C) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
841(b)(1)(C)) which is amended by inserting after ``In the case of a 
controlled substance in schedule I or II, gamma hydroxybutyric acid 
(including when scheduled as an approved drug product for purposes of 
section 3(a)(1)(B) of the Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape 
Drug Prohibition Act of 2000), or 1 gram of flunitrazepam, except as 
provided in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D), such person shall be 
sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 20 years and if 
death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance 
shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than twenty 
years or more than life, a fine not to exceed the greater of that 
authorized in accordance with the provisions of title 18, United States 
Code, or $1,000,000 if the defendant is an individual or $5,000,000 if 
the defendant is other than an individual, or both.'' the following: 
``If any person commits such a violation with respect to a controlled 
substance that contains any quantity of fentanyl or a fentanyl-related 
substance, such person shall be sentenced, if death results from the 
use of such substance, to death, a fine not to exceed the greater of 
twice that authorized in accordance with the provisions of title 18, 
United States Code, or $2,000,000 if the defendant is an individual or 
$10,000,000 if the defendant is other than an individual, or both.''.
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