DEBAR Act of 2021
Latest action · Aug 6, 2021 Became Public Law No: 117-36.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2021
- Passed HouseApr 15, 2021
- Passed SenateJul 27, 2021
- To the PresidentAug 4, 2021
- Became lawAug 6, 2021Public Law 117-36
Summary
Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2021 or the DEBAR Act of 2021
This bill authorizes the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to bar an entity from registering to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances under certain circumstances.
Specifically, the DEA may bar—temporarily or permanently—the registration of an entity that (1) meets or has met any condition for suspension or revocation of the registration, and (2) has a history of prior suspensions or revocations.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 112 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed411–5 | Apr 15, 2021 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Feb 11, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2021 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2021 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 19, 2021Discharged Jul 27, 2021 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 6, 2021Signed by President.
- Aug 6, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-36.
- Aug 4, 2021Presented to President.
- Jul 28, 2021Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 27, 2021Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 27, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5111)
- Apr 19, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Apr 15, 2021Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1831-1832)
- Apr 15, 2021Passed/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): 411 - 5 (Roll no. 112). (text: 04/14/2021 CR H1763)
- Apr 15, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 14, 2021Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 14, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1763-1764)
- Apr 14, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1002.
- Apr 14, 2021At 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.
- Feb 12, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2021Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5111 | Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Jul 27, 2021 |
| House | Recorded votes H1831enactLists H1832Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 1002, Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants (DEBAR) Act | — | Apr 15, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1763, H1764Text printed H1763Notices H1787Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1002, Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants (DEBAR) Act | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Robert E. Latta R-OH | Apr 14, 2021 |
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. 167, no. 26, February 11, 2021, page H503.
CRS reports 12
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 12
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47284 | House Standing Committee Chairs and Ranking Members: 104th-119th Congresses | Report | Sep 3, 2026 |
| 98-15 | House Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction | Report | Mar 14, 2025 |
| IF10926 | Mongolia | Resource | Feb 12, 2025 |
| R47293 | Energy and Water Development: FY2023 Appropriations Archived | Report | Mar 20, 2023 |
| IF11945 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Supplemental Appropriations Archived | Resource | Jan 10, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1285 | DEBAR Act of 2021 | Related bill | Apr 21, 2021 |
| HR 4806 | DEBAR Act of 2020 | Reintroduction of | Nov 18, 2020 |
Titles 13
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the debarment of certain registrants, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2021
- DEBAR Act of 2021
- Short Titles as Enacted
- DEBAR Act of 2021
- Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- DEBAR Act of 2021
- Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- DEBAR Act of 2021
- Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2021
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- DEBAR Act of 2021
- Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2021
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2021
- DEBAR Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Apr 19, 2021Referred in Senate
- Apr 15, 2021Engrossed in House
- Feb 11, 2021Introduced 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.
