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Did Jon Husted help pass the HALT Fentanyl Act?

Matches stated record claim. He voted for it when the Senate passed it 84 to 16 on March 14, 2025, and it became law.

Jon Husted

Fentanyl: the HALT Fentanyl Act

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What they say

His office says he helped pass the HALT Fentanyl Act in the Senate on March 14, 2025.

“Husted helped pass the HALT Fentanyl Act in the Senate on March 14, 2025.”

What the record shows ·

He voted Yea on Senate passage of S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act, on March 14, 2025; it passed 84 to 16 (Roll Call 127). The bill, sponsored by Senator Bill Cassidy, became Public Law 119-26. It places fentanyl-related substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act as a class.

Limit: The help the record shows is his vote, one of 84. His office claims no more than that, and the record shows no more.

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  1. Husted-backed bill to combat fentanyl trafficking becomes lawhttps://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/husted-backed-bill-to-combat-fentanyl-trafficking-becomes-law/

    Office of Senator Jon Husted · Published Jul 16, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Released by his Senate office. Claims are the office's own and are attributed, not independently verified.

    candidate statement

    For: Did Jon Husted help pass the HALT Fentanyl Act?

  2. Senate Roll Call 127 (119th Congress), S. 331, HALT Fentanyl Act, on passagehttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2025-03-14

    Congressional Record, U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Passed 84 to 16. Read from the Record's printed roll call; the name blocks, block headers and announced tally all agree.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Jon Husted help pass the HALT Fentanyl Act?

  3. S. 331, HALT Fentanyl Act, 119th Congresshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/331

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Sponsor: Bill Cassidy. Became Public Law 119-26.

    official legislative record

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  4. Public Law 119-26 (HALT Fentanyl Act)https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-119publ26

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Section 2 adds fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act as a class.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Jon Husted help pass the HALT Fentanyl Act?