Targeting Online Sales of Fentanyl Act
Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. (2025-10-10)
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What this bill does
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study how fentanyl, synthetic opioids, and methamphetamine are sold online, including sellers' business models, how online platforms and payment providers are used, and how the federal government responds. The GAO would be required to submit a report of its findings to Congress within one year of the bill becoming law.
Who it affects
It would most directly affect federal agencies, the GAO, and online platforms and payment providers whose practices would be examined; the public could be affected indirectly by any policy insights the study produces.
Key points
- Requires a GAO study on the online sale of fentanyl, synthetic opioids, and methamphetamine.
- The study would examine seller business models, supply chains, and use of online markets and payment providers, with attention to people age 18 and under.
- It would assess federal, state, tribal, local, and foreign government efforts, as well as private-sector detection and enforcement tools used by platforms.
- It would analyze 10 years of outcomes and track how platform referrals to the government led to investigations, arrests, prosecutions, or convictions.
- The GAO must report all findings to Congress within one year of enactment; the bill orders no new enforcement or penalties by itself.
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