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Combat Meth Act of 2005

Introduced: January 25, 2005 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 2, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Feb 25, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Jan 25, 2005

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.

Jan 25, 2005

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combat Meth Act of 2005 - Authorizes funds to provide training to State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agents for investigation and prosecution of methamphetamine offenses, including a set-aside for prosecutors and law enforcement agents for rural communities.

Amends: (1) the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the public safety and community policing grant program to authorize the use of grant funds to hire personnel and purchase equipment to assist in enforcing and prosecuting methamphetamine offenses and in cleaning up methamphetamine-affected areas; (2) the Controlled Substances Act to add pseudoephedrine to schedule V; and (3) the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for the development of drug endangered children rapid response teams and grants to local governments, Indian tribes, and nonprofit private entities to provide treatment for methamphetamine abuse.

Directs the Attorney General to allocate funds for the hiring and training of special assistant U.S. attorneys. Authorizes the Attorney General, acting through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, to award grants to States to establish methamphetamine precursor monitoring programs.

What's happening now March 2, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 4

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 8

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Oct 26, 2005

Simpson, Michael K.

Idaho · Jul 13, 2005

Costa, Jim

California · May 12, 2005

Alabama · Feb 8, 2005

Boozman, John

Arkansas · Feb 1, 2005

Graves, Sam

Missouri · Feb 1, 2005

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 314: Combat Meth Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-314/

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"H.R. 314: Combat Meth Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-314/.

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