To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the regulation of critical parts of tableting machines and encapsulating machines, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · September 24, 2024
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.
This bill creates federal regulations for pill press machines and their component parts to combat illegal fentanyl and opioid manufacturing. The legislation amends the Controlled Substances Act to require manufacturers, distributors, and dealers of tableting machines, encapsulating machines, and critical parts to register annually with the Attorney General, maintain detailed records, and affix permanent serial numbers to these devices. The bill affects businesses that make, sell, import, or distribute these machines and parts, requiring them to comply with new registration, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements beginning 120 days after enactment. It establishes a National Pill Press Registry and authorizes the Attorney General to inspect facilities and suspend or revoke registrations for violations or threats to public safety. Violations carry criminal penalties, including prohibitions on removing or altering serial numbers and requirements that unregistered machines be either registered, sold to registered dealers, or destroyed within 180 days.
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