Modernizing Drug Enforcement Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 15, 2018)
Modernizing Drug Enforcement Act of 2018
This bill deems a drug or substance that acts as an opioid mu receptor agonist (e.g., morphine) to be in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, subject to certain exceptions. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that: has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.
What just happenedApr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 15, 2018
- Apr 30, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - Mar 16, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 15, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 15, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 15, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 15, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House