Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act of 2025

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting, distributing fentanyl after child abuse;

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) by striking (b) Within and inserting (b)(1) Within; and

(B) by adding at the end the following:

(2) Whoever is guilty of murder in the first degree by distributing fentanyl shall be punished by death or by imprisonment for life.

(B) ; and

(3) in subsection (c)—

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively; and

(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

(4) the terms controlled substance, distribute, and distributor have the meanings given the terms in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802);

(5) distributing fentanyl means to distribute a controlled substance—

(A) involving 2 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidinyl] propanamide or.5 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of any analogue of N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidinyl] propanamide;

(B) that results in death from the use of such mixture or substance; and

(C) knowing or having reason to know contains a detectable amount of such mixture or substance.