Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Reported
Passed Senate
Passed House
Conference
To President
Became Law

WHAT THE BILL DOES

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Manufacturers, distributors, importers, and exporters of tableting and encapsulating machines, as well as their critical parts, would be directly affected. They would need to implement new procedures for marking their products with serial numbers and reporting these transactions to the government. Law enforcement agencies would also be affected, as the bill provides them with a new tool to track the origin of machines used in illegal drug production.

Ultimately, Americans who are impacted by the illicit drug trade, including those struggling with addiction and communities dealing with drug-related crime, could be indirectly affected by efforts to reduce the availability of illegally manufactured pills.

KEY PROVISIONS

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Expands the definition of 'regulated person' under the Controlled Substances Act to include those who deal with tableting machines, encapsulating machines, or their critical parts.

This brings businesses involved in making and selling pill-making equipment under federal oversight, subject to existing drug control laws.

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Requires regulated persons to permanently affix serial numbers to tableting machines, encapsulating machines, and their critical parts.

This creates a unique identifier for each piece of equipment, enabling traceability for law enforcement.

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Mandates that regulated persons report transactions involving these machines and parts, including their serial numbers, to the Attorney General.

This establishes a centralized record-keeping system to track the movement and ownership of pill-making equipment.

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Makes it illegal to remove, alter, or obliterate a required serial number on these machines or parts, or to knowingly deal in such tampered equipment.

This provides a legal basis for prosecuting individuals who attempt to hide the origin of pill-making equipment used in illegal activities.

DEADLINES & DATES

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180 days after the date of enactment

Attorney General to promulgate regulations carrying out the amendments made by this Act, including detailed guidance on serial numbers for machines manufactured on or before the date of enactment.

After the effective date of the regulations promulgated by the Attorney General

The serial number requirements for machines and critical parts take effect.

PENALTIES & ENFORCEMENT

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TYPE	AMOUNT	WHO
criminal	Not specified in this bill text, but generally subject to fines and imprisonment as established by Section 403(d) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 843(d)) for violating Section 403(a).	Any person who removes, alters, or obliterates a required serial number, or who knowingly transports, ships, receives, possesses, distributes, delivers, sells, imports, or exports a machine or part with an altered serial number.

GLOSSARY

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Tableting machine: A piece of equipment used to compress powdered materials into solid pills or tablets.
Encapsulating machine: A piece of equipment used to fill capsules with powdered or liquid materials.
Critical part: Essential components of a tableting or encapsulating machine, specifically defined as an upper punch, lower punch, or die.
Serial number: A unique, identifying number that is permanently marked onto a product to allow for tracking.
Regulated person: An individual or business involved in manufacturing, distributing, importing, or exporting certain chemicals, or tableting/encapsulating machines and their critical parts, and therefore subject to specific federal rules.
Controlled Substances Act (CSA): The primary federal law in the United States governing the manufacture, importation, possession, use, and distribution of certain drugs and related substances.

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SEP 18, 25

Introduced in Senate

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SEP 18, 25

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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