END 7-OH Act

119 HR 8000 IH: End Needless Distribution of 7-OH Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-03-19 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8000 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2026 Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to schedule synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine as a Schedule I controlled substance. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Needless Distribution of 7-OH Act or the END 7-OH Act . 2. Scheduling of 7-hydroxymitragynine Schedule I, as set forth in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 812(c) ), is amended by adding at the end of subsection (b) of such schedule the following: (23) 7-hydroxymitragynine— (A) including its synthetic equivalents; but (B) not including 7-hydroxymitragynine naturally contained in the plant of the genus and species name: Mitragyna speciosa Korth, also known as kratom. .