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S 4648 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances

A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to list isotonitazene as a schedule I controlled substance.

Introduced: September 22, 2020 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Sep 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5790-5791)
Sep 22, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill adds certain synthetic opioids to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. (A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.)

What's happening now September 22, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5790-5791)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4648: A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to list isotonitazene as a schedule I controlled substance.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4648/
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"S. 4648: A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to list isotonitazene as a schedule I controlled substance.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4648/.
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S. 4648, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4648/.
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