US Congress Senate Bill 1886 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 7 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties of a fine, imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both for trafficking, or attempting to traffic, in counterfeit drugs. Doubles the potential fine for repeat offenders. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend its guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of that offense to reflect congressional intent that such penalties be increased.

Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011

Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Jon Kyl [R-AZ]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2012-03-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2012-03-07	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-03-07	House	Received in the House.
2012-03-06	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S1431)
2012-03-06	Senate	S.AMDT.1808 Amendment SA 1808 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2012-03-06	Senate	S.AMDT.1808 Amendment SA 1808 proposed by Senator Durbin for Senator Leahy. (consideration: CR S1431; text: CR S1431)In the nature of a substitute.
2012-03-06	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1431)
2011-12-08	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 253.
2011-12-08	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
2011-12-08	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2011-11-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7705-7706)
2011-11-17	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7705)

HB3468 (Related) 2011-12-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HB3668 (Related) 2012-06-19 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1886/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1886/BILLS-112s1886is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1886/BILLS-112s1886rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1886/BILLS-112s1886es.pdf