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HR 2405 117th Congress House

Streamlining Research on Controlled Substances Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to improve the process for conducting scientific research on schedule I controlled substances, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 8, 2021 Introduced by: Griffith, H. Morgan Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesGovernment studies and investigationsLicensing and registrationsMedical research
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
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Became law
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 8, 2021
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 8, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Streamlining Research on Controlled Substances Act of 2021

This bill makes changes to the registration process for conducting research on controlled substances that are included in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

Among the changes, the bill does the following:

  • exempts from the registration requirements an agent or employee of a registered researcher,
  • permits a single registration for contiguous research sites, and
  • requires the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services to review and issue guidance on the processes to obtain or modify federal authorization to conduct research with controlled substances.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Apr 8, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2405: Streamlining Research on Controlled Substances Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2405/
MLA
"H.R. 2405: Streamlining Research on Controlled Substances Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2405/.
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H.R. 2405, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2405/.
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[H.R. 2405: Streamlining Research on Controlled Substances Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2405/)
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