Nitazene Control Act

Sponsor: Eugene Simon Vindman (Democratic-VA)August 22, 2025

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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.

Dangerous nitazene opioids would be permanently illegal under federal drug laws.

This bill would permanently make a dangerous class of synthetic opioids called nitazenes illegal under federal drug laws. This means law enforcement would have clearer rules to fight these drugs, which are known to cause overdoses and deaths. It would also give researchers a short grace period to adjust to the new rules for existing studies.

What Would Change

Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has to schedule individual nitazene compounds, sometimes temporarily, as they appear. This means new versions of nitazenes might not be immediately illegal. After this bill, the entire class of nitazene opioids would be permanently illegal under federal Schedule I laws based on their chemical structure, covering new versions of these drugs more quickly and streamlining enforcement.

Key Provisions

Permanently makes all nitazene opioids, a dangerous class of synthetic drugs, illegal under federal Schedule I drug laws.
Converts any nitazene drugs that were temporarily illegal to permanently illegal status immediately if the bill becomes law.
Allows the Attorney General to create new rules to clarify which specific substances fall under the nitazene class, working with health officials.
Gives researchers an 18-month grace period to continue existing studies on nitazenes not previously scheduled, as long as they meet certain conditions and notify the Attorney General within 90 days.

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Nitazene Control Act

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