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H.R. 3909 112th Congress House

Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011

Official title: To provide the Department of Justice with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity.

Introduced: February 14, 2012 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substancesSmuggling and trafficking
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 10, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 6, 2012
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.
Feb 6, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 16, 2012

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to prohibit the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance in schedule I or II, flunitrazepam, or a listed chemical by individuals having reasonable cause to believe that such substance or chemical will be unlawfully imported into the United States or into waters within 12 miles of the U.S. coast.

Prohibits the manufacture or distribution of a listed chemical: (1) intending or knowing that it will be used to manufacture a controlled substance; and (2) intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe that the substance will be unlawfully imported into the United States.

Makes it sufficient to prove a conspiracy to commit an offense that requires the person to intend, know, or have reasonable cause to believe that a controlled substance will be unlawfully imported into the United States if only one member of the conspiracy had such intention, knowledge, or reasonable cause to believe.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1612 Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3909: Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3909/
MLA
"H.R. 3909: Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3909/.
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H.R. 3909, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3909/.
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