FTC to study how minors access fentanyl through social media
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Sponsor: Jon Husted · Senator · OH
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Official title: No Fentanyl on Social Media Act of 2026
119th Congress
Topics: Jobs & the economy
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The FTC must report within a year on how minors obtain fentanyl through social media platforms.
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What does this do?
This bill directs the FTC, working with the FDA and DEA, to study and report on how minors access fentanyl, including counterfeit pressed pills, through social media platforms. The report is due within one year and must be sent to Congress and posted publicly online, covering the scope of the problem, risks to minors, seller tactics, app design factors, existing responses, and recommendations for future action.
Who does it affect?
The FTC, FDA, and DEA would produce the report. Social media companies may be asked to share information, and parents, tech platforms, law enforcement, doctors, addiction treatment providers, and researchers would be consulted.
Why does it matter?
The bill creates no new penalties or requirements for social media companies but generates public information that could shape future legislation on drug sales to minors online.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJan 13, 2026
- Senate committee
- Senate voteYou are here · Sep 14, 2026
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 561.