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HR 757 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Child health Child safety and welfare Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances U.S. Sentencing Commission

Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act

Introduced: July 25, 2023 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Feb 10, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 2, 2023
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Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act

This bill establishes enhanced criminal penalties for certain federal drug offenses involving the manufacture or distribution of candy-flavored controlled substances or similar products for minors.

Specifically, the bill imposes enhanced criminal penalties for a federal drug offense that involves manufacturing, creating, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II that is combined with a candy or drink, marketed to appear similar to a candy or drink, or modified by flavoring or coloring to appear similar to a candy or drink. To be subject to an enhanced penalty, the individual must have knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that the controlled substance will be distributed, dispensed, or sold to an individual who is under 18 years of age.

What's happening now February 10, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 7
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Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Jul 25, 2023
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Bentz, Cliff
Oregon · May 15, 2023
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Feb 9, 2023
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Feb 8, 2023
Santos, George
· Feb 8, 2023
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Feb 6, 2023
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 6, 2023
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Feb 6, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 757: Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-757/
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"H.R. 757: Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-757/.
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H.R. 757, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-757/.
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