Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is introducing a bill that would allow the death penalty for people convicted of distributing fentanyl when the distribution results in fatalities. The proposal, the “Deal Death, Face Death Act,” would amend the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 to require sentencing of convicted fentanyl dealers to death in cases that meet the bill’s conditions. The measure focuses specifically on situations where fentanyl distribution leads to a death, framing the penalty as linked to the outcome rather than to general trafficking alone. Fox News and The Hill both report on Roy’s plan and describe the bill’s purpose and mechanism as an amendment to existing federal drug law. Both outlets characterize the proposal as a response to fentanyl-related deaths and as part of broader debate over how to deter drug trafficking and punish those involved. The sources do not describe additional co-sponsors, timelines for committee action, or expected support among Democrats or other lawmakers.