HR9879-118

Introduced

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 27, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Trade, Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H45DA4DA09F8941C0B173F3982EFB7C1C: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Stop the Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2024 or the SIMSA Act of...
  • Section HB4424DC7B61A46ABA0189EF7D2A83EDC: 2. Establishment of Schedule A Section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking five schedules of...
  • Section HA937ABF1438840EB84B1E79D5095D281: Schedule A Any substance temporarily or permanently scheduled by the Attorney General in accordance with section 201(k).
  • Section HFC8ABEB4934B423784C09215D5DB0DC4: 3. Temporary and permanent scheduling of schedule A substances Section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811) is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section H04A89B20F38D4514A348808175C6F429: 4. Penalties Section 1010 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960) is amended— in subsection (a), by inserting or a drug or substance...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Trade, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Trade Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 27, 2024

Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Fry, and Mr. …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Trade Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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