Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act
Sen. Cornyn Introduces Bipartisan Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act to Track Drug Manufacturing Tools
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee for review. It is actively moving forward as it waits for the committee to discuss the proposal. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
Legislative Progress
The bill has strong bipartisan support and addresses the high-priority fentanyl crisis, but it still needs to clear committee and find time on a crowded Senate calendar.
Key Points
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
The bill creates two new federal offenses: tampering with serial numbers on pill-pressing equipment and knowingly possessing or transporting equipment with removed serial numbers. People convicted of these offenses would face criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act, adding new ways someone could end up with a federal criminal record.
“to remove, alter, or obliterate any serial number affixed to a 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 and with reasonable cause to believe the serial number is so required”
Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
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.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act
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