(Atlantic) On Tuesday, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, and Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation targeting a surge in counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine and related substances leading to a spike in overdose deaths.
The Stop Pills that Kill Act would implement new penalties for counterfeit pill production.
Senator Grassley spoke about this legislation during a Town Hall Meeting at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA in Atlantic today (Friday).
Grassley has led efforts to immediately extend Schedule I status for fentanyl analogues, and is a sponsor of a proposal cracking down on the illegal distribution of counterfeit pills on social media platforms.
Fentanyl is the leading cause of death among Americans ages 18 to 45.
