US Congress House Bill 3668 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 26-8)
Status: Engrossed on June 19 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-19 - 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]

Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit and to establish criminal penalties for trafficking, or attempting to traffic, in counterfeit drugs. Directs: (1) the Attorney General to give increased priority to efforts to investigate and prosecute offenses that involve trafficking in counterfeit drugs; and (2) the United States Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend its guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of such offense to reflect congressional intent that penalties be increased to reflect the serious nature of such offense and the need for an effective deterrent and to account for the resulting harm to the public.

Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012

Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Chip Cravaack [R-MN]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]
Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-19	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2012-06-18	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-06-18	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3719)
2012-06-18	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3668.
2012-06-18	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3719-3721)
2012-06-18	House	Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2012-06-18	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 385.
2012-06-18	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-537.
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.
2012-01-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2011-12-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HB3468 (Related) 2011-12-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
SB1886 (Related) 2012-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3668/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3668/BILLS-112hr3668ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3668/BILLS-112hr3668rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3668/BILLS-112hr3668eh.pdf