Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 13, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJan 11, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 12, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2017
This bill requires the Surgeon General to report to Congress on the public health effects of the increased use since January 2010 by individuals who are 12 to 18 years old of drugs developed and manufactured to avoid control under the Controlled Substances Act (e.g., synthetic marijuana, also known as "spice," and synthetic amphetamines, also known as "bath salts").Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2017 to Jun 12, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | Original | Jan 11, 2017 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Feb 9, 2017 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Feb 17, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Feb 21, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Feb 21, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Feb 24, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Mar 6, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Mar 6, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Mar 16, 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 Jan 11, 2017Markup May 9, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 25, 2017Markup Apr 25, 2018Reported Apr 25, 2018 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jun 13, 2018 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jun 12, 2018Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 12, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5029-5031)
- Jun 12, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 449.
- Jun 12, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Jun 12, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5029)
- Jun 12, 2018The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- May 9, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 9, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 25, 2018Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 25, 2018Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
- Jan 25, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 11, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E977 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 6, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5029–H5031Text printed H5029 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR, Hakeem S. Jeffries D-NY, Robert E. Latta R-OH, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jun 12, 2018 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 7, 2018H.R. 449, Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 9, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 7, January 11, 2017, page H392.
Printed hearings 2
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. 115-112 | COMBATING THE OPIOID CRISIS: PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS573 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 21, 2018–Mar 22, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-64 | MEMBER DAY: TESTIMONY AND PROPOSALS ON THE OPIOID CRISIS167 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Oct 11, 2017 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6 | SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act | Related bill | Oct 24, 2018 |
| S 3356 | Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2018 | Related bill | Aug 21, 2018 |
| HR 5020 | Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Apr 22, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress a report on the effects on public health of the increased rate of use of synthetic drugs.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress a report on the health effects of new psychoactive substances (including synthetic drugs) use.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2018Referred in Senate
- Jun 12, 2018Engrossed in House
- Jan 11, 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.
