Sen. Moody Introduces PRESS Act to Stop Foreign Pill Press Shipments Used for Fake Drugs
The PRESS Act is currently in the Senate Judiciary Committee for review. It was recently introduced and referred to this group, where it is waiting for further action. The bill is still in the early stages of the legislative process.
While drug enforcement is popular, many bills introduced in the Senate never make it past the committee stage without broad bipartisan support.
The bill creates new federal criminal offenses for manufacturing or distributing pill press equipment with knowledge it will be used for illegal drug production. People convicted under these provisions face up to 8 to 15 years in federal prison, creating permanent criminal records and lengthy sentences for what is currently not a standalone federal crime in many circumstances.
“manufactures or distributes a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, press punch, die system, gelatin capsule, or any equipment, chemical, product, or material in violation of subsection (c) of section 1009”
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.
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Senator Ashley Moody announced the 'PRESS Act' in Miami, targeting the importation of pill presses and precursor chemicals used by cartels to manufacture fake fentanyl pills. The bill creates criminal penalties for those who knowingly provide equipment used to produce illegal drugs for the U.S.
The 'Preventing Rogue Equipment for Synthetic Substances (PRESS) Act' would criminalize the intentional importation of pill press machines and unlisted precursor chemicals. Violators could face up to 15 years in prison for large-scale operations involving more than 1,000 kilograms of equipment.
U.S. Senator Ashley Moody introduced a new bill in Miami aimed at outlawing the importation of pharmaceutical equipment by anyone intending to make counterfeit pills. The PRESS Act targets machines often mislabeled as furniture parts to bypass customs before being used in domestic pill mills.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
PRESS Act
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