Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011
Latest action · Jan 6, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedSep 22, 2011
- Passed SenateDec 15, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to prohibit the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance in schedule I or II or flunitrazepam or a listed chemical by individuals having reasonable cause to believe that such substance or chemical will be unlawfully imported into the United States or into waters within 12 miles of the U.S. coast.
Prohibits the manufacture or distribution of a listed chemical: (1) intending or knowing that it will be used to manufacture a controlled substance; and (2) intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe that the substance will be unlawfully imported into the United States.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 22, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Sep 22, 2011 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Sep 22, 2011 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Sep 22, 2011 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Sep 22, 2011 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Sep 22, 2011 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Sep 22, 2011 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 22, 2011Discharged Dec 16, 2011 |
| Senate | United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control | Hearings Oct 19, 2011 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 16, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 16, 2011 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 16, 2011 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jan 6, 2012 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Dec 16, 2011Received in the House.
- Dec 16, 2011Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 16, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 16, 2011Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Dec 15, 2011Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 15, 2011Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8690)
- Dec 15, 2011Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 19, 2011Committee on United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. Hearings held.
- Sep 22, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Sep 22, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5908)
- Sep 22, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5908-5909)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8690Text printed S8690Amendments S8689, S8690 | Chuck Grassley R-IA (amendment), Dianne Feinstein D-CA (amendment), Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Dec 15, 2011 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5908Text printed S5908 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA (text) | Sep 22, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41215 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Illicit Drug Trafficking and U.S. Counterdrug Programs Archived | Report | Mar 19, 2012 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1464 | In the nature of a substitute. | Dianne Feinstein D-CA | Amendment SA 1464 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3909 | Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011 | Related bill | Feb 16, 2012 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide the Department of Justice with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2011Referred in House
- Dec 15, 2011Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 22, 2011Introduced 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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
