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Synthetics are Dangerous Act

Introduced: March 19, 2012 Introduced by: Carson, André Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 19, 2012
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Synthetics are Dangerous Act - Amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to: (1) include among the purposes of the national youth anti-drug media campaign to encourage parents and other interested adults to discuss with young people the dangers of synthetic drug use; (2) define "drug" for purposes of such campaign to be a controlled substance, including a synthetic drug; and (3) define a "synthetic drug" as an artificially produced substance that is an analog or derivative of a controlled substance but is not itself a controlled substance.

What's happening now March 19, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 4
CLAY, WM.
· Nov 28, 2012
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Oct 23, 2012
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 23, 2012
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 23, 2012
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Oct 23, 2012
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Mar 19, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 19, 2012
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Mar 19, 2012
Richardson, Laura
· Mar 19, 2012
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 19, 2012
WATT, MELVIN
· Mar 19, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4205: Synthetics are Dangerous Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4205/
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"H.R. 4205: Synthetics are Dangerous Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4205/.
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H.R. 4205, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4205/.
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