President Donald Trump will sign into law a bill cracking down on the fentanyl crisis while surrounded by an audience of 200 lawmakers, activists, and Americans who have lost loved ones to the deadly substance, a White House official confirmed to The Daily Signal.
“President Trump has made securing the border and ending the drug crisis a top priority, and today, he will further follow through on his commitment to the courageous fentanyl moms and dads who elected him to Make America Safe Again,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
The Trump administration strongly supports the HALT Act, sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., the official said. The bill “permanently places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances.”
When signed by the president, the law will close loopholes around fentanyl and make it easier for police to prosecute offenders.
More than a dozen lawmakers will attend the signing, including Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Cassidy.
Several organizations dedicated to fighting the fentanyl crisis will also be honored, including Fentanyl Fathers, Victoria’s Voice, Federation for American Immigration Reform, Center for Immigration Studies, the National Sheriffs Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, Major Cities Chiefs Association, and more.
Many everyday Americans who have lost loved ones to the fentanyl crisis will also join Trump at the event, like Anne Fundner, who lost her 15-year-old son to fentanyl poisoning, and Gregory Swan, whose son Drew lost his life to fentanyl. Swan started Fentanyl Fathers to tell Drew’s story and prevent high school students from losing their lives in the same way.
Jacqueline Siegel, who founded Victoria’s Voice after the loss of her 18-year-old daughter to a drug overdose, will also be in attendance.
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