Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 27, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 17, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 26, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to add certain synthetic opioids, hallucinogens, and cannabinoids to schedule I. (A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that: has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.)
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 557 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed258–101 | Sep 26, 2016 |
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2015 to Sep 15, 2016; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Original | Sep 17, 2015 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2015Markup Sep 21, 2016Reported Sep 26, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 18, 2015Markup Nov 4, 2015Reported Nov 4, 2015 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2015Discharged Sep 26, 2016 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Oct 5, 2015 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 27, 2016 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sep 26, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-787, Part I.
- Sep 26, 2016Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
- Sep 26, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 615.
- Sep 26, 2016Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 26, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5871-5874)
- Sep 26, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3537.
- Sep 26, 2016At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Sep 26, 2016Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5893)
- Sep 26, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 258 - 101 (Roll no. 557). (text: CR H5871-5872)
- Sep 26, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 26, 2016The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 21, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 21, 2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 20, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 17, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 4, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 4, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Nov 3, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 5, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Sep 18, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 17, 2015Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2015Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1387 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA | Sep 28, 2016 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1370 | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA | Sep 27, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5871–H5874Text printed H5871Recorded votes H5893enact | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Charles W. Dent R-PA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, James A. Himes D-CT, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA | Sep 26, 2016 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 30, 2016H.R. 3537, Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 21, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 134, September 17, 2015, page H6137.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-86 | EXAMINING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO COMBAT OUR NATION'S DRUG ABUSE CRISIS249 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Oct 8, 2015–Oct 20, 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42066 | Synthetic Drugs: Overview and Issues for Congress Archived | Report | May 3, 2016 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3224 | Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jul 14, 2016 |
| HR 5934 | Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 15, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To amend the Controlled Substances Act to add certain synthetic substances to schedule I, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2016Referred in Senate
- Sep 26, 2016Reported in House
- Sep 26, 2016Engrossed in House
- Sep 17, 2015Introduced in House
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.
