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Introduced Session

SITSA Act Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a new, sixth schedule of controlled substances—schedule A. A drug or substance in schedule A has a chemical structure that is similar to, and an effect on the body that is similar to or greater than, a controlled substance in schedule I, II, III, IV, or V. The bill adds 13 synthetic fentanyl-related substances to schedule A. It also authorizes, and establishes procedures for, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to temporarily and permanently place a drug or substance in schedule A. The bill establishes criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute a schedule A substance. However, it explicitly prohibits criminal and civil penalties solely for possession of a schedule A controlled substance. The bill makes it unlawful to import, export, manufacture, distribute, dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a schedule A substance that is not clearly labeled. Finally, it establishes new, separate DEA registration requirements for manufacturers, distributors, and importers and exporters of schedule A substances.

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John Katko (R)*,  Lou Barletta (R),  Mike Bishop (R),  Diane Black (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  Mike Bost (R),  Susan Brooks (R),  Vern Buchanan (R),  Ted Budd (R),  Bradley Byrne (R),  Steve Chabot (R),  Chris Collins (R),  Barbara Comstock (R),  Ryan Costello (R),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Carlos Curbelo (R),  John Curtis (R),  Scott DesJarlais (R),  Mario Diaz-Balart (R),  Daniel Donovan (R),  Blake Farenthold (R),  John Faso (R),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Chuck Fleischmann (R),  Mike Gallagher (R),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Bob Goodlatte (R),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Trey Gowdy (R),  Karen Handel (R),  Andy Harris (R),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Evan Jenkins (R),  Dave Joyce (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  Peter King (R),  Stephen Knight (R),  Frank LoBiondo (R),  Thomas MacArthur (R),  Tom Marino (R),  Brian Mast (R),  Michael McCaul (R),  David McKinley (R),  Martha McSally (R),  Patrick Meehan (R),  Paul Mitchell (I),  Alex Mooney (R),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Richard Neal (D),  Ralph Norman (R),  Pete Olson (R),  Scott Perry (R),  Tom Reed (R),  Kathleen Rice (D),  David Roe (R),  Thomas Rooney (R),  Keith Rothfus (R),  David Rouzer (R),  John Rutherford (R),  F. James Sensenbrenner (R),  Pete Sessions (R),  Bill Shuster (R),  Kyrsten Sinema (I),  Lamar Smith (R),  Lloyd Smucker (R),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Claudia Tenney (R),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Mike Turner (R),  Fred Upton (R),  Filemón Vela (D),  Greg Walden (R),  Ted Yoho (R),  Lee Zeldin (R), 

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 06/18/2018)

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