Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008
Latest action · Oct 14, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-415.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 3, 2007
- Passed SenateSep 25, 2008
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2008
- To the PresidentOct 3, 2008
- Became lawOct 14, 2008
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on September 15, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to expand written and electronic logbook requirements applicable to sellers and purchasers of listed chemicals (e.g., legal substances used in the production of methamphetamine).
Requires retail sellers of listed chemicals to use an electronic logbook or a bound paper book to obtain required information (i.e., name and address of purchaser, date and time of sale, and quantity sold) for sales of listed chemicals. Requires an electronic logbook to capture signatures in an electronic format. Requires a bound paper book to include: (1) a clear line for the purchaser's signature; and (2) a sticker affixed to the book at the time of sale which displays the name of each product sold, the quantity sold, the name and address of the purchaser, and the date and time of the sale or a unique identifier that can be linked to electronic or written information.
Requires sellers and purchasers of listed chemicals to verify the accuracy of information entered into an electronic logbook or bound paper book.
Requires sellers of listed chemicals to maintain entries in written logbooks or electronic formats for not fewer than two years.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 3, 2007 to Jul 23, 2008, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | May 3, 2007 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | May 3, 2007 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | May 3, 2007 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | May 3, 2007 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | May 3, 2007 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jul 9, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Oct 22, 2007 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jul 23, 2008 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-415.
- Oct 14, 2008Signed by President.
- Oct 3, 2008Presented to President.
- Sep 29, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Sep 29, 2008Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2747 | Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Jul 16, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Business records
- Chemicals
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Drug abuse
- Drug law enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Methamphetamine
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Sep 26, 2008Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 25, 2008Referred in House
- Sep 15, 2008Reported to Senate
- May 3, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.