Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 12, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2017
This bill directs the Drug Enforcement Administration to update schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act to include certain synthetic substances. 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.
The bill exempts from treatment as a controlled substance any such synthetic substance that is manufactured, distributed, and used exclusively for research.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2017 to Mar 29, 2017; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Mar 29, 2017 |
Committees 2
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 Mar 27, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 31, 2017 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 12, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Mar 31, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 27, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2017Referred 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 53, March 27, 2017, page H2464.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2017Introduced 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.
