US Congress Senate Bill 32 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Passed on May 16 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-16 - Became Public Law No: 114-154. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to broaden the scope of persons subject to criminal prosecution for manufacturing or distributing a controlled substance in schedule I or II, a precursor chemical, or flunitrazepam for unlawful import into the United States. The Controlled Substances Act classifies drugs, substances, and chemicals used to make drugs into one of five schedules based on the drug's medical use, potential for abuse, and risk of dependence. Current law prohibits such manufacture or distribution by a person who knows or intends that the substance or chemical will be unlawfully imported. This bill broadens the scope to also prohibit such manufacture or distribution by a person who reasonably believes that the substance or chemical will be unlawfully imported. In addition, this bill prohibits the manufacture or distribution of a precursor chemical by a person who: (1) knows or intends that the chemical will be used to manufacture a controlled substance; and (2) knows, intends, or reasonably believes that the controlled substance will be unlawfully imported into the United States. (Sec. 3) The legislation amends the federal criminal code to replace statutory references to prohibited trafficking in a "counterfeit drug" with references to prohibited trafficking in a "drug that uses a counterfeit mark on or in connection with the drug."

Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2015

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]
Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-16	House	Became Public Law No: 114-154. (TXT | PDF)
2016-05-16	House	Signed by President.
2016-05-13	House	Presented to President.
2016-05-10	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-05-10	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2175)
2016-05-10	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 32.
2016-05-10	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2175-2179)
2016-05-10	House	Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-11-17	House	Committee on United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. Hearings held.
2015-11-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-10-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-10-08	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-10-08	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-10-08	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2015-10-08	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2015-10-08	House	Received in the House.
2015-10-07	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7223; text as passed Senate: CR S7223)
2015-09-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 232.
2015-09-17	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
2015-09-17	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2015-01-13	Senate	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary by unanimous consent.
2015-01-13	Senate	Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2015-01-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S18-19)

HB3380 (Same As) 2016-06-03 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 469.
SB524 (Related) 2016-07-22 - Became Public Law No: 114-198. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/32/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s32/BILLS-114s32is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s32/BILLS-114s32rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s32/BILLS-114s32es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s32/BILLS-114s32enr.pdf