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Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011

Introduced: November 17, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 15, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 7, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 7, 2012
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 7, 2012
Received in the House.
Mar 6, 2012
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S1431)
Mar 6, 2012
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S1431)
Mar 6, 2012
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1431)
Dec 8, 2011
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 253.
Dec 8, 2011
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Dec 8, 2011
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7705-7706)
Nov 17, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7705)
Nov 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,808 — In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Mar 6, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties of a fine, imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both for trafficking, or attempting to traffic, in counterfeit drugs. Doubles the potential fine for repeat offenders.

Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend its guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of that offense to reflect congressional intent that such penalties be increased.

What's happening now March 15, 2012

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3468 Related bill Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011
  • HR 3668 Related bill Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 7, 2011
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Dec 6, 2011
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Nov 30, 2011
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Nov 17, 2011
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 17, 2011
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1886: Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1886/
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"S. 1886: Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1886/.
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