Secure Testing Resources Instead of Prosecuting Act

H.R. 3563 · 118th Congress · May 22, 2023 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exempt from punishment the possession, sale, or purchase of fentanyl drug testing equipment.

This Act may be cited as the “Secure Testing Resources Instead of Prosecuting Act” or the “STRIP Act”.

Section 422(f) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 863(f)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1), by striking “or” at the end;

(2)

in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

“(3) the possession, sale, or purchase of fentanyl drug testing equipment, including fentanyl test strips.”

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May 22, 2023viewing Introduced in House Ms. Crockett (for herself, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Allred, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Balint, Mr. Bera, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Craig, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Frost, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Ross, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Mr. Webster of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred 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