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H.R. 6312 112th Congress House

Synthetic Cathinones Control Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to place certain synthetic drugs in Schedule I.

Introduced: August 2, 2012 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 7, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Aug 3, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 2, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Aug 2, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 7, 2012

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Synthetic Cathinones Control Act of 2012 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to add as schedule I controlled substances specified additional hallucinogenic substances (or the salts, isomers, or salts of isomers thereof).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1254 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011
  • S 3189 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6312: Synthetic Cathinones Control Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6312/
MLA
"H.R. 6312: Synthetic Cathinones Control Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6312/.
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H.R. 6312, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6312/.
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