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Substance Tableting and Encapsulating Enforcement and Registration Act

Introduced: April 2, 2019 Introduced by: Kustoff, David Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 2, 2019
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.
Apr 2, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Substance Tableting and Encapsulating Enforcement and Registration Act or the STEER Act

This bill establishes registration requirements for tableting machines (pill presses) and encapsulating machines (capsule fillers).

Specifically, the bill requires a person who possesses a tableting machine or encapsulating machine to obtain a registration from the Drug Enforcement Administration, subject to specified exceptions.

Additionally, it prohibits and penalizes—with civil fines, criminal penalties, or both—the possession of an unregistered tableting machine or encapsulating machine.

What's happening now May 3, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 989 Related bill STEER Act
 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2020: Substance Tableting and Encapsulating Enforcement and Registration Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2020/
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"H.R. 2020: Substance Tableting and Encapsulating Enforcement and Registration Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2020/.
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H.R. 2020, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2020/.
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