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Deal Death, Face Death Act

H.R. 8766 · 119th Congress · May 12, 2026 · Lineage

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.

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.”.