S. 477: Fairness in Fentanyl Sentencing Act of 2025

S. 477 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Currently, a person convicted of a federal fentanyl offense must possess at least 400 grams of fentanyl to trigger a mandatory minimum prison sentence for high-level offenses, or 40 grams for lower-level offenses. Under the new rules, these thresholds drop… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.