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Search Results: keywords:"controlled substances act"

S. 5056 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated, and for other purposes.
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September 16, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:4,016
S. 5056, also known as the "Stop the Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2024," aims to modify the Controlled Substances Act by creating a new category called "Schedule A" for synthetic drug analogues. The bill establishes criteria for what qualifies...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to stop bad drugs from coming into the country by making a special list just for tricky, lookalike drugs, and it says people can get into serious trouble, like paying big money or going to jail if they break the new rules.
H. R. 455 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in the definitions.
September 17, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:404
H. R. 455 aims to correct a technical error in the definitions section of the Controlled Substances Act. The bill makes changes to the numbering of certain paragraphs, specifically redesignating one paragraph as the next in sequence. Additionally, it involves adjusting the...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 455 wants to fix a mistake in the way some parts of the Controlled Substances Act are numbered and arranged, just like fixing the order in a list and making sure the lines are lined up nicely. This is to make sure everything in the law is clear and easy to understand.
S. 4152 — To establish the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative to promote bilateral counterdrug interdiction efforts with the governments of specified countries, and for other purposes.
April 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:943
The bill S. 4152 aims to establish the "Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative," which seeks to work with countries like Colombia, Mexico, and Peru to improve the seizure and destruction of chemicals used in drug production. The initiative aims to ensure these chemicals...
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The bill aims to help the United States work with countries like Colombia, Mexico, and Peru to stop bad chemicals from being used to make illegal drugs. It wants to make sure these chemicals can't be used again, harm less of the environment, and are dealt with safely.
S. 5461 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent unnecessary resource expenditures relating to methamphetamine prosecutions.
December 10, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,425
The bill S. 5461, titled the "Preventing Unnecessary Resource Expenditures Act" or the "PURE Act," aims to change how methamphetamine prosecutions are handled in the United States. It addresses the issue of resource waste by removing the purity requirement for methamphetamine...
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The bill wants to change how police handle rules about a drug called methamphetamine so that they don't waste time and make sure punishments are fair. They also want to make sure people in charge of deciding punishments think about how the drug hurts people and communities.
H. R. 7068 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the scheduling of tianeptine as a schedule III substance, and for other purposes.
January 22, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:294
H.R. 7068, titled the "STAND Against Emerging Opioids Act," aims to change current U.S. law to classify tianeptine as a Schedule III controlled substance. This classification means that tianeptine, along with its analogues, salts, and isomers, will be regulated due to its...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure that a substance called tianeptine is closely watched because some people might misuse it. It would put tianeptine in a special category where medicines that are risky but have some medical uses are kept.
H. R. 8917 — To amend Federal law to create an expungement mechanism and a process to petition for expungement for low-level violations of the Controlled Substances Act as it relates to marijuana, to study the impact of expungements issued, and for other purposes.
July 02, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:5,095
H.R. 8917 aims to create a system that allows for the expungement of low-level marijuana-related offenses from an individual's criminal record. The bill proposes a legal process where affected individuals can apply to have their records cleared and outlines the...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to help people by erasing old, small problems they had with marijuana from their records so they can get better jobs and opportunities now. It also says that special rules will make sure that nobody can see what's been erased.
H. R. 8918 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report to the Attorney General certain controlled substances violations.
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July 02, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:4,078
H.R. 8918, known as the "Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act," proposes changes to the Controlled Substances Act. It mandates that electronic communication service providers and remote computing services report suspected violations involving certain controlled substances, such...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8918 is a bill that would require internet companies to tell the government if they see people using their services to do bad things with drugs like fentanyl and meth. If these companies don't tell or make a mistake, they could have to pay a lot of money.
S. 3550 — To clarify training requirements for prescribers of controlled substances.
December 14, 2023
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:587
S. 3550 proposes changes to the training requirements for healthcare providers who prescribe controlled substances. The bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to include more organizations, such as the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Academy of General...
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S. 3550 is a bill that wants to change the rules for doctors and other health workers who give out special pills that need extra care, like medicine you need a doctor's note for. It says more groups, like family doctors and pharmacists, should help teach these doctors the right way to do it.
H. R. 9540 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number.
September 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:536
H. R. 9540 seeks to update the Controlled Substances Act by requiring people who manufacture, distribute, or deal with tablet and capsule-making machines to engrave a permanent serial number on these machines. This bill, known as the “Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act of 2024,”...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 9540 wants to put special numbers on machines that make tiny pills and capsules so they can be tracked and stop bad people from using them. If someone changes or moves these numbers, they can get into big trouble.
H. R. 9258 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require pill press molds to bear a unique serial number, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the knowing possession of a pill press mold with intent to manufacture certain counterfeit substances, and for other purposes.
August 02, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,091
The bill, H.R. 9258, titled the "Disrupt Fentanyl Pill Production Act," aims to regulate the use of pill press molds in drug manufacturing. It amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that these molds have unique serial numbers and mandates manufacturers register this...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure special machines that press pills have their own unique numbers, like a secret code, and if someone has one of these machines and tries to make fake medicine, they can get into big trouble. It also tells important people in charge to work together to make sure these rules are followed.
S. 644 — To expand the take-home prescribing of methadone through pharmacies.
February 01, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,887
S. 644, titled the "Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act," proposes to allow certain medical professionals to prescribe methadone for opioid use disorder through pharmacies for patients to take at home. This bill waives specific federal requirements, allowing easier access to methadone,...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make it easier for some doctors to give a special medicine called methadone to help people who are struggling with certain drug problems. This medicine can be picked up at the pharmacy to take at home, but there are new rules to keep it safe, like only getting it through the computer and checking in with doctors online.
H. R. 9172 — To establish the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative to promote bilateral counterdrug interdiction efforts with the governments of specified countries, and for other purposes.
July 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:979
H. R. 9172 aims to create the Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative to support efforts with Colombia, Mexico, and Peru in combating illegal drug manufacturing. The bill seeks to improve the capture and safe disposal of chemicals used in drug production to prevent their...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 9172 wants to help fight and stop bad chemicals used to make illegal drugs in places like Colombia, Mexico, and Peru by safely destroying them, and they will use money already meant for drug control to do this.
S. 4355 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the knowing possession of a pill press mold with intent to manufacture in violation of such Act a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II in a capsule, tablet, and other form intended for distribution, and for other purposes.
May 16, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:562
The bill, S. 4355, aims to amend the Controlled Substances Act to make it illegal to knowingly possess a pill press mold with the intention of manufacturing counterfeit drugs that fall under schedules I or II, such as serious illegal drugs intended for distribution. If...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make it illegal to have a special tool used to make fake pills that look like real medicine, and if someone is caught using it to make bad drugs, they could go to jail for a long time and pay a big fine.
H. R. 9324 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain heath care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver, distribute, or dispense to veterans certain controlled medications via telemedicine under certain conditions, and for other purposes.
August 06, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:829
H.R. 9324 aims to allow certain healthcare professionals working for the Department of Veterans Affairs to prescribe controlled medications to veterans via telemedicine, even if they haven't met the patient in person. This bill outlines specific conditions under which the...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9324 is a plan to let some doctors and nurses who work with veterans give certain medicines over video calls. This will help veterans get their medicine even if they can't see the doctor in person.
H. R. 7899 — To direct the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to promulgate the final regulations relating to special registration for telemedicine.
April 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:227
H. R. 7899 directs the Attorney General, along with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to finalize regulations regarding special registration for telemedicine. This bill mandates that these regulations be completed within one year of its enactment, as outlined in...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants important people to work together to make new rules about using the internet for doctor visits, and they need to finish deciding on these rules in one year.
S. 3671 — To provide that an individual who uses marijuana in compliance with State law may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing, and for other purposes.
January 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,519
The bill, titled the “Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2024,” aims to ensure that individuals who use marijuana in compliance with their state's laws are not denied access to federally assisted housing. It proposes changes to existing housing acts to exclude compliance...
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The bill says if someone uses marijuana legally in their state, they shouldn't be kicked out of government-supported homes for it. It also wants rules similar to those for no smoking cigarettes in national housing to apply to marijuana smoking.
H. R. 9439 — To authorize proceeds from any sale or any moneys forfeited under the Controlled Substances Act to be used for the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant, and for other purposes.
August 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:294
H. R. 9439, also known as the “Fentanyl Seizure and Health Recovery Act,” proposes that money obtained from the sale or forfeiture under the Controlled Substances Act should be used to support the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant. This...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9439 is a new plan that wants to use money from selling or taking away bad people's things who break drug rules to help people stop using drugs and get better, especially when it involves a strong drug called fentanyl. This plan is like turning bad money into good help for those who need it.
S. 223 — An Act To amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in the definitions.
December 18, 2024
Status:Enrolled Bill
Congress:118
Words:181
S. 223 amends the Controlled Substances Act to correct a technical error in the definitions section of the law. Specifically, it fixes the numbering of paragraphs in Section 102 by redesignating certain paragraphs to improve clarity and organization. The changes include...
Simple Explanation
S. 223 is a special fix-it job for a law about drugs, where some parts were mixed up. It changes the way the list is numbered so people can understand it better.
H. R. 7094 — To provide that an individual who uses marijuana in compliance with State law may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing, and for other purposes.
January 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,275
H.R. 7094, known as the "Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2024," proposes that individuals who use marijuana in accordance with their state's laws should not be denied access to federally assisted housing. The bill aims to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 and...
Simple Explanation
The bill says that if someone uses marijuana legally according to their state's rules, they shouldn't get kicked out of or be stopped from living in certain houses the government helps pay for, even though the federal law usually doesn't allow marijuana.
H. R. 7239 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to enhance the penalties applicable with respect to certain violations involving the use of interactive computer service to distribute a controlled substance, and for other purposes.
February 05, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:812
H.R. 7239, titled the "Drug-Free Social Media and Digital Communities Act of 2024," aims to amend the Controlled Substances Act by increasing penalties for distributing controlled substances through social media platforms. Specifically, the bill proposes doubling the maximum...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7239 is a bill that wants to make it much more serious trouble for people who use the internet, like social media, to sell drugs. If someone gets caught, they could go to jail for a long time, but they won't get as much punishment if they were just selling a tiny bit of marijuana.
H. R. 9790 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the regulation of critical parts of tableting machines and encapsulating machines, and for other purposes.
September 24, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:5,310
H.R. 9790, also known as the "Stop The Opioid Pill Presser and Fentanyl Act" or the "STOPP Act," aims to amend the Controlled Substances Act to regulate critical parts of machines used in making pills and capsules. The bill enhances recordkeeping, reporting, serialization, and registration...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9790 is like a rulebook to keep an eye on the special parts of machines that make medicine tablets. It wants to make sure everyone who makes or sells these machine parts follows the rules and writes down what they do, so bad people can't use them to make illegal drugs.
S. 4984 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number.
August 01, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:494
S. 4984, also known as the “Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act,” aims to amend the Controlled Substances Act by requiring regulated individuals involved in the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of tableting and encapsulating machines to assign a permanent serial number to...
Simple Explanation
The “Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act” wants to make sure that machines used to make pills have special numbers on them, like how cars have license plates, so they can keep track of them better and stop bad people from messing with those numbers.
H. R. 9879 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated, and for other purposes.
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September 27, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:4,051
The proposed bill, H.R. 9879, aims to amend the Controlled Substances Act to address the regulation of synthetic drug analogues imported into the United States. It establishes a new category, Schedule A, for substances with structures and effects similar to controlled substances. The bill...
Simple Explanation
The bill tries to update a law to better manage tricky versions of drugs that are brought into the U.S., setting new rules and big fines if someone breaks them, but it's a bit hard to understand and might not have enough money planned to make everything work right.

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