Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2013
Latest action · May 14, 2014 Committee on United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. Hearings held.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 18, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2013 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to include in the definition of a "controlled substance analogue" a substance designated as such by the Controlled Substance Analogue Committee (established by this Act).
Directs the Attorney General to establish such Committee as an interagency committee headed by the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and comprised of scientific experts in the fields of chemistry and pharmacology from DEA, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and any other federal agency determined by the Attorney General to be appropriate.
Requires the Committee to designate, and establish and maintain a list of, controlled substance analogues determined to be similar to a schedule I or II controlled substance in either chemical structure or predictive effect on the body in such a manner as to make it likely that the substance will, or can be reasonably expected to, have a potential for abuse. Directs the Administrator to publish a description of each designation made by the Committee.
Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to prohibit the importation of any controlled substance analogue except pursuant to such notification or declaration as the Attorney General may prescribe.
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to ensure that they provide adequate penalties for any offense involving the unlawful manufacturing, importing, exporting, or trafficking of controlled substance analogues and similar offenses.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2013 to Dec 3, 2014, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jul 18, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jul 18, 2013 |
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Jul 18, 2013 |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Jul 31, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Sep 17, 2013 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Nov 18, 2013 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jul 31, 2014 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 18, 2014 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Sep 18, 2014 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Dec 3, 2014 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2014Committee on United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. Hearings held.
- Sep 25, 2013Committee on United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. Hearings held.
- Jul 18, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jul 18, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5802-5803)
- Jul 18, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5801-5802)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2013Introduced in Senate
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