The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 8005 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Gabe Evans (R)

Stop Pills That Kill Act

Increases criminal penalties for manufacturing fentanyl and counterfeit pills using pill-pressing machines.

Tradeoff

Creates new federal crimes and longer prison sentences for selling pill-pressing equipment used to make counterfeit fentanyl or methamphetamine. Requires the DEA to develop a plan to combat counterfeit pills and report annually to Congress through 2031.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on September 15, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Mar 19, 2026)

  2. House

    Committee on the Judiciary(Mar 19, 2026)

    The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 43 - 6(Jul 21, 2026)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 15, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on the Judiciary(Sep 16, 2026)