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HR 4963 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Fraud offenses and financial crimes Licensing and registrations

SIMSA

Introduced: October 31, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 31, 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.
Oct 31, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop the Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2019 or SIMSA

This bill establishes a process and requirements for regulating substances that have a similar chemical structure and actual or predicted effect as a controlled substance that is currently subject to such regulation because of its potential for abuse or dependence.

What's happening now December 18, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 14 Related bill Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act
  • S 2764 Identical bill SIMSA
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3 Republican 2
Garcia, Mike
· Oct 9, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Oct 9, 2020
Brooks, Susan
· Feb 6, 2020
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jan 30, 2020
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Oct 31, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 31, 2019
WALDEN, GREG
· Oct 31, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4963: SIMSA. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4963/
MLA
"H.R. 4963: SIMSA." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4963/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4963, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4963/.
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[H.R. 4963: SIMSA](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4963/)
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