US Congress House Bill 1254 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 17-7)
Status: Engrossed on December 8 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-12-08 - 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]

Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to add as schedule I controlled substances: (1) any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains specified cannabimimetic agents (or the salts, isomers, or salts of isomers thereof); and (2) specified additional hallucinogenic substances (or the salts, isomers, or salts of isomers thereof). Extends the period for which the Attorney General may temporarily schedule a substance in schedule I to avoid an imminent hazard to public safety to two years with a one-year extension (currently, one year with a six-month extension).

Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011

Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]	Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R-CA]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]
Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]

2011-12-08 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 317 N: 98 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-12-08	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2011-12-08	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-12-08	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 317 - 98 (Roll no. 904). (text: CR 12/07/2011 H8238)
2011-12-08	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8272-8273)
2011-12-07	House	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Pitts objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
2011-12-07	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1254.
2011-12-07	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8238-8244)
2011-12-07	House	Mr. Pitts moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2011-11-22	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 196.
2011-11-22	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-295, Part II.
2011-11-22	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-295, Part I.
2011-11-03	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2011-11-03	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-10-27	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-10-06	House	Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
2011-07-28	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2011-07-28	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-07-26	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee .
2011-07-26	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-07-21	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-06-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2011-04-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-03-30	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-03-30	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-03-30	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.

SB605 (Related) 2011-07-29 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 122.
SB3189 (Related) 2012-05-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB3190 (Related) 2012-05-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB6312 (Related) 2012-09-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1254/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1254/BILLS-112hr1254ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1254/BILLS-112hr1254rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1254/BILLS-112hr1254eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011904