Ketamine Restriction Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ketamine Restriction Act
This bill restricts the administration of ketamine to individuals during arrests and detentions.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the administration of ketamine to an individual during an arrest or detention for a federal offense other than in a hospital for medical purposes.
Additionally, a state or local government must have in place a law or policy prohibiting the administration of ketamine to an individual during an arrest or detention other than in a hospital for medical purposes as a condition of receiving grant funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program and the Community Oriented Policing Services program.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2021 to Dec 7, 2021; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Original | Jun 14, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jun 14, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Jun 14, 2021 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jun 14, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 14, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Dec 7, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jun 14, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 14, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 103, June 14, 2021, page H2746.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ban the use of ketamine during arrest and detention other than in a hospital, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ketamine Restriction Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 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.
