Legislation· Sep 2026Sponsored by Jimmy Panetta (D)
Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
Adds xylazine (tranq) to the list of federally controlled drugs with criminal penalties for trafficking.
Tradeoff
Classifies xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance, making it illegal to manufacture, distribute, or possess for illicit use. Exempts veterinarians, pharmacies, and animal-control programs from registration requirements.
What's in it
Passed the House by on September 15, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Feb 12, 2025)
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce(Feb 12, 2025)
The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.
House
The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor
Reported 48 - 0(Jul 21, 2026)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-816, Part I.
House
Passage of the bill
Passed by (Sep 15, 2026)
No individual votes were recorded.
Senate
Received from the House
Received(Sep 16, 2026)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- Mike Carey (R-OH)
- Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
- Vince Fong (R-CA)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Tim Burchett (R-TN)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC)
- J. Luis Correa (D-CA)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Mike Collins (R-GA)
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Laurel M. Lee (R-FL)
- Robert J. Wittman (R-VA)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
- Michael A. Rulli (R-OH)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
- Addison McDowell (R-NC)
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Brad Knott (R-NC)
- Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)
- Mike Thompson (D-CA)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Michael K. Simpson (R-ID)
- Pablo Jose Rescom. Hernández (D-PR)
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Adam Gray (D-CA)
- Cliff Bentz (R-OR)
- Dave Min (D-CA)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA)
- Julia Letlow (R-LA)
- James R. Baird (R-IN)
- Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI)
- Young Kim (R-CA)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Randy K. Sr. Weber (R-TX)
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI)
- Troy E. Nehls (R-TX)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)
- Frank D. Lucas (R-OK)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
- Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY)
- Gabe Evans (R-CO)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
- Josh Riley (D-NY)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC)
- Mark Alford (R-MO)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
- Laura Gillen (D-NY)
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
- Craig A. Goldman (R-TX)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Maggie Goodlander (D-NH)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)