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S 689 118th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to define currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 7, 2023 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides for the classification of drugs or other substances that are part of approved breakthrough therapies as schedule II controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act. (Schedule II controlled substances are substances that have a high potential for abuse but have a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions.)

What's happening now March 7, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Sinema, Kyrsten
· May 23, 2024
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Fetterman, John
Pennsylvania · Sep 11, 2023
 R
Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Mar 7, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 689: A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to define currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-689/
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"S. 689: A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to define currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-689/.
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S. 689, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-689/.
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