Bill bans some kratom parts but lets natural kratom stay legal.
S. 5383 — End Gas Station Heroin Act · Filed by Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · Introduced Aug 8, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill bans two parts of kratom when they are made in a lab. Natural kratom stays legal if it has low amounts of these parts. The bill also targets fake drugs sold at gas stations. People who use these fake drugs for their own use cannot be arrested. But people who make or sell these fake drugs face charges.
Who it affects
People who use drugs for their own use get protection from arrest. Companies that make and sell natural kratom stay in business. Makers and sellers of fake drugs sold in stores face prosecution.
One thing to notice
The Attorney General gets power to pick which new drugs are banned. This skips the normal way to add drugs to the banned list.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 8, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Aug 8, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- kratom — A plant with parts that affect the body and brain.
- Attorney General — The top law officer for the United States government.
- fake drugs — Drugs made in labs and sold in stores like gas stations.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,930 characters) on Aug 29, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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