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S 409 112th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Combating Dangerous Synthetic Stimulants Act of 2011

Introduced: February 17, 2011 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2011
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 120.
Jul 28, 2011
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Jul 28, 2011
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 6, 2011
Committee on United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. Hearings held.
Feb 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Combating Dangerous Synthetic Stimulants Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to include as a Schedule I controlled substance any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains 4-methylmethcathinone (Mephedrone) or 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) or their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers.

What's happening now July 28, 2011

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 120.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1571 Identical bill Combating Dangerous Synthetic Stimulants Act of 2011
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 19, 2011
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 19, 2011
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 29, 2011
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 5, 2011
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 17, 2011
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 17, 2011
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 17, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 409: Combating Dangerous Synthetic Stimulants Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-409/
MLA
"S. 409: Combating Dangerous Synthetic Stimulants Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-409/.
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S. 409, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-409/.
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