The DEA can place concentrated 7-OH into Schedule I by emergency order around August 5 — skipping notice-and-comment, a hearing, and court review. Here's exactly what to say, and to whom.
Look them up, say you're a constituent, and use the generic script at the bottom. Your own members answer to you — that's the strongest call you can make.
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Members worth a message
Copy, drop in your name, send. Keep it short and personal — staff count every one.
Rep. Thomas Massie · R · Kentucky-04 · U.S. House
Why he'd care: one of Congress's most consistent critics of agencies that make law by decree — and this ban was made by decree, while insiders profit.
Representative Massie, my name is [your name]. I don't live in your district, but I follow your stand against agencies that make law by decree — and that's exactly what's happening here. Around August 5 the DEA is using emergency powers to place 7-OH into Schedule I, skipping notice-and-comment, skipping any hearing, and by statute immune from court review, while officials in the administration hold financial stakes that gain from the ban. I'm asking you to call out this end-run around the process and demand the review Congress requires. Thank you.
Sen. Rand Paul · R · Kentucky · U.S. Senate
Why he'd care: a physician and libertarian who defends individual choice — and he chairs the Senate's main oversight committee, so he can actually ask who drove this.
Call:(202) 224-4343Frame: individual libertyFrame: oversight (HSGAC)Frame: follow the money
Senator Paul, my name is [your name]. I don't live in Kentucky, but I respect your defense of individual liberty and your record of holding agencies accountable. The DEA is about to ban 7-OH by emergency order — no public rulemaking, no court review — and there are documented financial conflicts among officials who benefit. As chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, you have the standing to ask who drove this and why. Please use it. Thank you.
Sen. Ron Wyden · D · Oregon · U.S. Senate
Why he'd care: a transparency and oversight hawk — and in 2016 he signed the Senate letter that helped make the DEA back off a rushed kratom ban.
Call:(202) 224-5244Frame: transparencyFrame: you did this in 2016Frame: real review
Senator Wyden, my name is [your name]. In 2016 you signed the letter urging the DEA to slow its rushed move to ban kratom and let science and the public weigh in — and the agency backed off. It's happening again: the DEA is emergency-scheduling 7-OH around August 5, bypassing notice-and-comment and judicial review. I'm asking you to do what you did before — demand transparency and a genuine review before this takes effect. Thank you.
Sen. Cory Booker · D · New Jersey · U.S. Senate
Why he'd care: a leading voice against prohibition-first drug policy and for harm reduction — and a 2016 signer against the last rushed kratom ban.
Call:(202) 224-3224Frame: end the drug-war reflexFrame: harm reductionFrame: 2016 precedent
Senator Booker, my name is [your name]. I admire your work to move past the failed war-on-drugs approach and put harm reduction ahead of prohibition. The DEA is about to place 7-OH into Schedule I by emergency order — the same rushed, prohibition-first move you and colleagues pushed back on in 2016. Banning it won't end demand; it will push people toward an unregulated, more dangerous market. Please speak out for review and a smarter path. Thank you.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand · D · New York · U.S. Senate
Why she'd care: focused on public health and agency accountability — and a 2016 signer of the Senate letter urging the DEA to slow down.
Call:(202) 224-4451Frame: public healthFrame: process before prohibitionFrame: 2016 precedent
Senator Gillibrand, my name is [your name]. In 2016 you joined the call for the DEA to slow its rushed kratom ban and weigh the public-health evidence. The agency is doing it again with 7-OH — an emergency Schedule I placement, effective on publication around August 5, with no hearing and no court review. I'm asking you to stand up again for process and for patients before this is locked in. Thank you.
Rep. Mark Pocan · D · Wisconsin-02 · U.S. House
Why he'd care: he co-led the bipartisan 51-member House letter in 2016 that helped stop the DEA's hasty kratom ban. He's beaten this exact playbook before.
Call:(202) 225-2906Frame: you led this in 2016Frame: rally the HouseFrame: agency overreach
Representative Pocan, my name is [your name]. You led the bipartisan House letter in 2016 that helped stop the DEA's hasty kratom ban. The agency is repeating the playbook with 7-OH — an emergency Schedule I order, no notice-and-comment, no court review, taking effect around August 5. You beat this once. I'm asking you to rally your colleagues and do it again. Thank you.
Sen. Bernie Sanders · I · Vermont · U.S. Senate
Why he'd care: co-led the Senate push against the 2016 kratom ban and has a long record opposing unchecked agency action and corporate self-dealing.
Call:(202) 224-5141Frame: unchecked agency powerFrame: who profitsFrame: 2016 precedent
Senator Sanders, my name is [your name]. In 2016 you helped lead the Senate's push to halt the DEA's rushed move to ban kratom. It's back: the DEA is emergency-scheduling 7-OH around August 5, skipping public comment and judicial review, while officials with financial stakes stand to gain. This is exactly the kind of unchecked agency action you've long opposed. Please speak out again. Thank you.
Rep. Summer Lee · D · Pennsylvania-12 · U.S. House
Why she'd care: she sits on the House Oversight Committee and built her name fighting big money that drowns out working people — and this ban was made by decree while the incumbents who profit from it lobbied to make it happen.
Call:(202) 225-2135Frame: corporate captureFrame: Oversight can askFrame: working people over insiders
Representative Lee, my name is [your name]. I follow your fight against big money using government to squeeze out working people — and that's exactly what's happening here. Around August 5 the DEA can place 7-OH into Schedule I by emergency order, skipping public comment and even court review, while the established sellers who lobbied for the ban stand to profit and officials with financial stakes cheer it on. You sit on the House Oversight Committee. I'm asking you to ask the obvious question — who drove this, and who gains — before a rushed order rewards the insiders. Thank you.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · D · New York-14 · U.S. House
Why she'd care: she sits on Energy & Commerce — the committee with jurisdiction over the FDA and drug policy — on both its Health and Oversight & Investigations subcommittees, and she's built her name on harm reduction over the prohibition reflex and on asking who profits.
Call:(202) 225-3965Frame: harm reductionFrame: who profitsFrame: FDA jurisdiction
Representative Ocasio-Cortez, my name is [your name]. I follow your push to put harm reduction ahead of the prohibition reflex, and to ask who actually profits from a policy. The DEA is about to place 7-OH into Schedule I by emergency order around August 5 — skipping public comment and court review — while the incumbent sellers who lobbied for it stand to gain and officials with financial stakes cheer it on. You sit on Energy and Commerce, over the FDA and drug policy. I'm asking you to demand a real review and ask who drove this, before a rushed ban pushes people toward a more dangerous market. Thank you.
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The constituent version — works for any senator or House member the lookup gives you.
Hello, my name is [your name], and I'm your constituent in [your city/town]. I'm asking [Rep./Sen. name] to oppose the DEA's emergency scheduling of 7-OH, which can take effect around August 5. It was done by emergency order — no public comment, no hearing, and by law no court review — and there are documented financial conflicts among officials who benefit from the ban. Whatever anyone thinks of the product, a federal ban should go through the normal process, not a rushed order that rewards insiders. I'd like to know where [the member] stands, and I'm asking them to demand a real review before this is locked in. Thank you.
Also worth it: anyone from the 2016 bipartisan coalition who's still in office — they've stopped a rushed DEA kratom ban before. Look up whether yours signed.
Save your breath with: members already pushing for the ban — Sen. Roger Marshall (KS), Rep. Rob Bresnahan (PA), and Sen. Pete Ricketts (NE) have urged the DEA and FDA to act. They aren't the audience for this message.
Beyond the ban — leaders worth backing
Not a vote on 7-OH — a reminder that constituents-first, anti-capture leadership gets noticed and supported.
Mayor Katie Wilson · Seattle · Mayor's Office
Why she matters: won on a people-powered coalition, then actually cleared out the insiders who serve the building instead of the city. She has no hand in the DEA fight — but she's modeling the opposite of capture, and that's worth backing out loud.
Frame: constituents over insidersFrame: anti-capture modelCall:(206) 684-4000
Mayor Wilson, my name is [your name]. I'm not a Seattle constituent, but I'm watching what you're doing — winning with regular people, then clearing out the insiders who answer to the building instead of the city. The fight I care about is bigger than any one town: whether government answers to the public or to the money. You're modeling the right answer. Keep going — and know that people well outside Seattle are paying attention and rooting for it. Thank you.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani · New York City · Mayor's Office
Why he matters: ran a people-powered campaign and beat the party machine to run the country's biggest city on an affordability-first, serve-the-many platform. No hand in the DEA fight — but a model of what winning without the big-money gatekeepers looks like.
Call: 311 · (212) 639-9675Frame: people over the machineFrame: anti-capture modelNote: not a ban vote
Mayor Mamdani, my name is [your name]. I'm not a New Yorker, but I'm watching what you're doing — winning without the big-money gatekeepers and governing for the many instead of the connected few. The fight I care about is bigger than any one city: whether government answers to the public or to the money. Keep proving it can be done — and know people well outside New York are paying attention. Thank you.
Melat Kiros · Colorado-01 · Democratic nominee · U.S. House
Why she matters: a grassroots underdog who unseated a 30-year incumbent in the primary, poised to become one of the youngest members of Congress. Not seated yet, so not a vote on the ban — but exactly the "beat the machine for the people" story worth backing early.
Campaign:kirosforco.comFrame: grassroots giant-killerFrame: anti-capture modelNote: nominee, not yet seated
Ms. Kiros, my name is [your name]. I'm not in your district, but I noticed how you won — a grassroots campaign that beat a thirty-year incumbent without the big-money machine behind you. Whatever the issue, that's the independence this fight needs: leaders who answer to the people who sent them, not the donors. If you make it to Washington, I hope you carry that in with you. People well outside Colorado are watching. Thank you.
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed · D · Michigan · U.S. Senate nominee
Why he matters: a physician and epidemiologist who just won a Senate primary against the party-and-PAC-backed favorite, running small-dollar against big outside money. Not seated, so not a ban vote — but a doctor headed for the chamber that writes the next drug-policy law, and a model of beating the money.
Campaign:1-844-223-8548Frame: small-dollar over big PACsFrame: a doctor's readNote: nominee, not yet seated
Dr. El-Sayed, my name is [your name]. I'm not in Michigan, but I watched you win a Senate primary on small-dollar donations against the big outside money — and as a physician, you know the difference between medicine and a moral panic. If you get to the Senate, you'll help write the next chapter of drug policy. I'm asking you to carry one principle in: regulate what's real, don't prohibit by decree, and always ask who profits from the ban. People well outside Michigan are watching. Thank you.
James Fishback · R · Florida · Governor candidate
Why he's here: a right-side outsider challenging his own party's anointed pick for governor — the mirror image of the insurgents above, running at the machine from the other side. Worth watching, eyes open: he's an investment-firm CEO behind the "DOGE dividend" who has courted Trump-world money, so the outsider label is his to prove.
Call: no gov office yetFrame: outsider vs. the party's pickFrame: populist rightNote: bona fides contested
Mr. Fishback, my name is [your name]. I'm watching your run at the governor's office against your own party's hand-picked candidate — because a race where the machine already crowned the winner isn't much of a choice. Whatever our differences, I'd ask you to prove the outsider label is real: name your donors, refuse the strings, and put the people who'd vote for you ahead of the ones who'd fund you. That's the test — on the right and the left. Thank you.
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Facts drawn from public records: the DEA notice and Federal Register (2026); the 2016 House and Senate letters to the DEA; a sitting official's federal ethics disclosure; FEC filings; and reporting by the New York Times. This is civic advocacy, not legal advice.