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S 2739 115th Congress Senate Health

RESTRICT Illicit Drugs Act

Introduced: April 24, 2018 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 24, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restricting Entrance and Strengthening the Requirements on Import Controls for Trafficking of Illicit Drugs Act or the RESTRICT Illicit Drugs Act

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to transfer any packages of illegally imported drugs it receives to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The FDA may (1) debar a person from importing drugs into the United States if they have been convicted of a drug import related felony, and (2) refuse admission of an article imported by someone who is debarred, except that a counterfeit drug must be refused.

What's happening now April 24, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Apr 24, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2739: RESTRICT Illicit Drugs Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2739/
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"S. 2739: RESTRICT Illicit Drugs Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2739/.
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S. 2739, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2739/.
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