I was proud to sponsor legislation to severely punish individuals who obtain and distribute fentanyl. We must expand this effort nationwide... I proudly support his PRESS Act.
Goldman says he supports the PRESS Act and wants to expand anti-fentanyl enforcement nationwide, including harsher penalties for those who obtain and distribute fentanyl.
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Under the heading “Leadership in Fighting the Fentanyl Crisis,” the campaign site says Goldman authored Texas HB 6 in the 2023 Texas legislative session, which created a murder offense for anyone who supplies fentanyl resulting in someone’s death, and adds: “In Congress, I am fighting to track these people down and get them off the streets.”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Archived campaign material shows Goldman explicitly tied his anti-fentanyl platform to authoring a Texas law and to pursuing drug dealers in Congress.
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The enrolled text of Texas H.B. 6, authored by Goldman, is titled: “relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning or fentanyl toxicity for purposes of the death certificate and to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Goldman previously advanced and enacted a concrete fentanyl-related criminal penalty bill in Texas, which supports the effort portion of the promise.
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The House bill text states it would require the FTC to report on minors’ ability to access fentanyl through social media platforms. The congressional bill page lists Craig Goldman as a member appearing in the bill’s cosponsor/member list.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Goldman participated in a concrete congressional anti-fentanyl effort, but the measure was still only introduced and not enacted as of the assessment date.
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The committee report says H.R. 2351 would remove ambiguity in prosecuting drug-smuggling cases and ensure Coast Guard policy is updated to treat opioid overdoses, including those related to fentanyl; it also states the bill was introduced by Rep. Addison McDowell and cosponsored by Rep. Craig Goldman.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Goldman cosponsored a federal bill aimed at drug interdiction and fentanyl overdose response, showing ongoing legislative engagement on the issue.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Goldman voted yes on House passage of S.331, the HALT Fentanyl Act, during his current House term.
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Public Law 119-26
119th Congress
An Act
To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The anti-fentanyl bill Goldman supported became Public Law 119-26, providing a concrete federal result related to the fentanyl crisis, though not a complete delivery of the broader promise to get drug dealers off the streets.
Mr. McDowell (for himself, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Jack, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Goldman of Texas, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. Carey) introduced the following bill
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Goldman was listed in the official introduced text for the PRESS Act, an anti-illicit-pill-press bill aimed at synthetic substances; it demonstrates effort but not enactment.
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Rep. Craig Goldman (TX-12):
“In Texas, I was proud to sponsor legislation to severely punish individuals who obtain and distribute fentanyl. We must expand this effort nationwide.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Goldman publicly tied his federal support for the PRESS Act to expanding anti-fentanyl dealer penalties nationwide.
Additional sponsors: Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Guest, Mr. Goldman of Texas, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Tenney, Mr. McDowell, and Ms. Bynum
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Goldman was an additional sponsor of the CATCH Fentanyl Act, which was reported in the House but not shown as enacted in this record.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During the lookback window, the House passed H.R.8005, a related fentanyl/counterfeit-substances bill, by voice vote; because there was no individual roll call and no enacted law shown, this is current unresolved context rather than direct delivery by Goldman.
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Additional sponsors: Ms. Gottheimer, Mr. Edwards, Ms. Gillen, Mr. Mackenzie, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goldman of Texas
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Goldman was listed as an additional sponsor of H.R. 1266, a drug-trafficking/controlled-substances bill reported from House Energy and Commerce during the same House term.
Action Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): After House action, the Goldman-cosponsored Combating Illicit Xylazine Act was placed on the Senate calendar, showing continued progress but no enactment yet.
H.R. 1266, Combating Illicit Xylazine Act – This legislation passed the House of Representatives unanimously.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): An official congressional release confirms House passage of H.R. 1266, which Goldman cosponsored; because it had not become law, this is effort/progress rather than full delivery.
Action Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The related anti-counterfeit-pill/fentanyl bill cleared the House and was referred in the Senate, indicating unresolved legislative action rather than enacted delivery.
legislation to crack down on the production and distribution of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, methamphetamine, and other dangerous substances
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official House member material describes H.R. 8005 as aimed at fentanyl and counterfeit-pill distribution; it is relevant to the promise but not specific proof of Goldman delivering the result.
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H.R. 7184, PRESS Act (Rep. McDowell)
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The committee repository posted a vote summary during the lookback showing the PRESS Act, which prior evidence tied to Goldman, had subcommittee markup action but remained short of enactment.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Goldman voted yes on final House passage of S.331, the HALT Fentanyl Act, during his current congressional term.
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Public Law 119-26
119th Congress
An Act
To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The fentanyl bill Goldman supported became Public Law 119-26, a concrete enacted federal anti-fentanyl result, though not proof that Goldman alone got dealers off the streets.
The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 1266) to prohibit certain uses of xylazine, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): During the lookback window, a committee report advanced H.R.1266, a Goldman-cosponsored drug-trafficking measure related to fentanyl/xylazine, but it was not yet enacted.
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The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House passed H.R.1266 in the lookback window, showing progress on a Goldman-cosponsored anti-illicit-drug bill, but not enactment.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): After House passage, H.R.1266 was placed on the Senate calendar, indicating the federal effort remained unresolved rather than fully delivered.
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During the legislative process, two bills were folded into mine, the Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act, led by Representative HAGEMAN, and the PRESS Act led by Representative MCDOWELL.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House floor record says the PRESS Act, which existing evidence ties to Goldman as an original supporter, was folded into H.R.8005, another fentanyl/counterfeit-pill enforcement bill that advanced but was not enacted in the lookback window.
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Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 16, 2026.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the October 13 official calendar still lists Senate calendar placement as the final action on Goldman-cosponsored H.R.1266. It also lists H.R.8005 as referred to Senate Judiciary. These efforts remained unresolved in this record; the publication date does not represent new legislative advancement.
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Goldman (TX) | Republican | TX | Yea
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Previously unrecorded evidence establishes that Craig Goldman voted for final House passage of S.331, the HALT Fentanyl Act, during his first congressional term. This documents concrete federal legislative effort on fentanyl enforcement.
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the amendments made by this Act apply beginning as of the
date of enactment of this Act.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The HALT Fentanyl Act, which Goldman supported in the recorded House vote, became law on July 16, 2025. It permanently schedules qualifying fentanyl-related substances and amends trafficking penalties, providing an enacted federal result missing from the existing evidence. This supports partial fulfillment of the broader commitment without establishing particular arrests or removals of dealers attributable to Goldman.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial.same_termA for effort
Goldman has taken real anti-fentanyl steps in office, including cosponsoring federal bills and previously authoring a Texas fentanyl bill that became law, but the claim is broader than any completed federal outcome. There is evidence of sustained legislative effort, not proof that he actually got drug dealers off the streets through a delivered federal result, so this is partial credit rather than full delivery.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 89%
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial.same_termA for effort
Goldman made concrete same-term efforts in Congress related to the fentanyl crisis, including cosponsoring or participating in federal bills addressing fentanyl access, interdiction, prosecution, and overdose response. His earlier Texas HB 6 record also supports that he had acted on the issue before entering Congress. However, the evidence does not show that his congressional efforts were enacted or that the promised substantive result of getting drug dealers off the streets was achieved. Because the promise is partly framed as ongoing advocacy and legislative work, the record supports partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%