Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act
Rep. Hageman Introduces Bipartisan Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act to Track Drug Manufacturing Equipment
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by two House committees. It is actively moving forward as it waits for these committees to finish their work. There are no specific dates set for future votes at this time.
Legislative Progress
This bill has bipartisan support and addresses the popular issue of stopping illegal drug production, but it is still in the early stages of the committee process.
Key Points
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
The bill creates two new federal crimes: removing or altering serial numbers on pill presses and their parts, and knowingly possessing or trafficking machines with tampered serial numbers. People caught with unmarked or tampered pill press equipment could face federal prosecution under the Controlled Substances Act, adding a new avenue for criminal liability.
“to transport, ship, receive, possess, distribute, deliver, sell, import, or export any tableting machine, encapsulating machine, a critical part of a tableting machine, or a critical part of an encapsulating machine that is required to have a serial number, knowing that the serial number has been removed, altered, or obliterated”
Milestones
Referred 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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act
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