US Congress House Bill 1450 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 11 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish criminal penalties of a fine and imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both, for any person who commits a prohibited act relating to counterfeiting knowing that: (1) the conduct concerns the rendering of a drug as a counterfeit drug; (2) the conduct will cause a drug to be a counterfeit drug; or (3) a drug, held, sold, or dispensed is a counterfeit drug. Increases the term of imprisonment to any term of years or for life if the use of a counterfeit drug is the proximate cause of a consumer's death. Modifies provisions pertaining to criminal fines for committing certain prohibited acts involving food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics.

Counterfeit Drug Prevention Act of 2009

Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Steve Buyer [R-IN]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]
Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-27		Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2009-03-12		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-03-11		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-03-11		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-03-11		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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1450/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1450/BILLS-111hr1450ih.pdf