US Congress House Bill 4223 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
October 5 2012 - Became Public Law No: 112-186.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organized Stealing and Enhance Safety Act of 2012 or the SAFE DOSES Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit, in or using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce: (1) embezzling, stealing, obtaining by fraud or deception, or knowingly and unlawfully taking, carrying away, or concealing a medical product that has not yet been made available for retail purchase by a consumer (pre-retail medical product); (2) knowingly and falsely making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting the labeling or documentation of such a product; (3) knowingly possessing, transporting, or trafficking in a product involved in such a violation; (4) buying or otherwise obtaining, or selling or distributing, with intent to defraud, such a product that has expired or been stolen; or (5) attempting or conspiring to commit such a violation. Makes such a violation an aggravated offense if: (1) the defendant is employed by, or is an agent of, an organization in the supply chain for the product; or (2) the violation involves the use of violence, force, a threat of violence or force, or the use of a deadly weapon, results in serious bodily injury or death, or is subsequent to a prior conviction for an offense under this Act. Prescribes criminal and civil penalties for violations, including a civil penalty of up to the greater of 3 times the economic loss attributable to the violation or $1 million. Provides for civil forfeiture for any property which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to such a violation. Requires the penalties under this Act to apply for the following offenses involving a pre-retail medical product: (1) interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises; (2) engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity; (3) breaking into or entering carrier facilities with intent to commit larceny; and (4) the transportation, sale, or receipt of stolen property. Directs the Attorney General to give increased priority to efforts to investigate and prosecute offenses involving pre-retail medical products. Extends provisions authorizing wiretapping and requiring victim restitution to offenses relating to theft of a pre-retail medical product. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend the sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to offenses related to pre-retail medical product theft or robberies and burglaries involving controlled substances to reflect congressional intent that penalties are sufficient to deter and punish such offenses and to appropriately account for actual harm to the public.

SAFE DOSES Act

Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr.	Rep Coble, Howard	Rep Gallegly, Elton	Rep Meehan, Patrick
Rep Pence, Mike	Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R.	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-10-05	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-186.
2012-10-05	Senate	Signed by President.
2012-09-25	Senate	Presented to President.
2012-09-24	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-09-22	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2012-09-22	Senate	Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6671)
2012-06-27	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2012-06-26	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-06-26	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3991-3992)
2012-06-26	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4223.
2012-06-26	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3991-3994)
2012-06-26	House	Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2012-06-25	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.
2012-06-25	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-549.
2012-06-06	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2012-06-06	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-06-05	House	Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
2012-03-28	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2012-03-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2012-03-20	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB1002 (Related) 2012-08-28 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 495.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN04223:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4223ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr4223ih.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4223rh/pdf/BILLS-112hr4223rh.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4223eh/pdf/BILLS-112hr4223eh.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4223enr/pdf/BILLS-112hr4223enr.pdf