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Bills/119th Congress · Senate

S. 4209

Introduced

TIME for Overdose Justice Act

Sponsor
RDan Sullivan· Alaska
Introduced
March 25, 2026
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.March 25, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4209 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4209

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to extend the limitations period 
for certain offenses resulting in death or serious bodily injury.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 25, 2026

Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to extend the limitations period 
for certain offenses resulting in death or serious bodily injury.

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 ``Timely Investigation and Maximum 
Enforcement for Overdose Justice Act'' or the ``TIME for Overdose 
Justice Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS.

Section 401(b) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(b)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Notwithstanding section 3282 of title 18, United States Code, 
an indictment may be found or an information instituted at any time 
without limitation for any violation of subsection (a) described in 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, or conspiracy to commit a violation 
of such subsection (a) under section 406, if death or serious bodily 
injury results from the use of such substance.''.
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