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118th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement

H.R. 757: Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 2, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 2, 2023

This bill establishes enhanced criminal penalties for certain federal drug offenses involving the manufacture or distribution of candy-flavored controlled substances or similar products for minors.

Specifically, the bill imposes enhanced criminal penalties for a federal drug offense that involves manufacturing, creating, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II that is combined with a candy or drink, marketed to appear similar to a candy or drink, or modified by flavoring or coloring to appear similar to a candy or drink. To be subject to an enhanced penalty, the individual must have knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that the controlled substance will be distributed, dispensed, or sold to an individual who is under 18 years of age.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in the House by Jim Banks.
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  1. Feb 10, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Feb 2, 2023Referred 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.