US HB3537 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 21-6-1)
Status: Engrossed on September 27 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-27 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on September 27 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-27 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to add certain synthetic opioids, hallucinogens, and cannabinoids to schedule I. (A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that: has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.)
Title
Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016
Sponsors
| Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA] | Rep. James Himes [D-CT] | Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA] | Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL] |
| Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH] | Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA] | Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY] | Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA] |
| Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY] | Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA] | Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ] | Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA] | Rep. John Katko [R-NY] | Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL] |
| Rep. David Jolly [R-FL] | Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL] | Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX] | Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY] |
| Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX] | Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI] | Rep. Peter King [R-NY] | Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA] |
| Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR] | Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] | Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] |
Roll Calls
2016-09-26 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 258 N: 101 NV: 72 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-09-26 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 258 N: 101 NV: 72 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-09-26 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 258 N: 101 NV: 72 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-27 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2016-09-26 | House | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. |
| 2016-09-26 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2016-09-26 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 258 - 101 (Roll no. 557). (text: CR H5871-5872) |
| 2016-09-26 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5893) |
| 2016-09-26 | House | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. |
| 2016-09-26 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3537. |
| 2016-09-26 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5871-5874) |
| 2016-09-26 | House | Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2016-09-26 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 615. |
| 2016-09-26 | House | Committee on the Judiciary discharged. |
| 2016-09-26 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-787, Part I. |
| 2016-09-21 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| 2016-09-21 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2016-09-20 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2015-11-17 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2015-11-04 | House | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . |
| 2015-11-04 | House | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2015-11-03 | House | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2015-10-05 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| 2015-09-18 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-09-17 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2015-09-17 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2015-09-17 | House | 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. |
| 2015-09-17 | House | Introduced in House |
