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H.R. 5880 119th Congress House

Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act

Official title: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number.

Introduced: October 31, 2025 Introduced by: Harriet M. Hageman Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCriminal procedure and sentencingCustoms enforcementDepartment of Justice
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Drug trafficking and controlled substancesHealth technology, devices, suppliesManufacturingRetail and wholesale trades
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Became law
Jul 15, 2026
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jul 15, 2026
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Oct 31, 2025
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, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 31, 2025
Introduced in House
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act

This bill broadens the scope of pill machines that are subject to regulation under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The bill also requires regulated machines to have serial numbers and imposes criminal penalties for conduct involving the removal of serial numbers or the transportation of regulated machines knowing the serial numbers have been removed.

Currently, the CSA requires persons who manufacture, distribute, import, export, or purchase certain regulated machines to keep records of and report on transactions involving the machines. Currently, the term regulated machines includes tableting machines and encapsulating machines.

This bill requires persons who sell or deliver regulated machines to comply with the CSA's recordkeeping and reporting requirements, in addition to persons who manufacture, distribute, import, export, or purchase them.

The bill also expands regulated machines, for which transactions must be recorded and reported, to include critical parts of tableting and encapsulating machines such as dies used to mold pills and punches used to imprint markings and logos onto pills.

The bill requires serial numbers to be permanently affixed to encapsulating machines, tableting machines, and critical parts of tableting and encapsulating machines.

Finally, the bill prohibits, subject to criminal penalties, the (1) removal, alteration, or obliteration of any serial number affixed to a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or a critical part; or (2) transportation, shipment, receipt, possession, distribution, delivery, sale, import, or export of any tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part knowing the serial number has been removed, altered, or obliterated.

 Hearings & markups 3
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2870 Identical bill Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act
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 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 10 Republican 4
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Feb 23, 2026
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 17, 2026
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Feb 10, 2026
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Feb 10, 2026
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Feb 10, 2026
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 7, 2026
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Min, Dave
California · Dec 15, 2025
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Tran, Derek
California · Dec 15, 2025
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Levin, Mike
California · Dec 11, 2025
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Nov 17, 2025
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Oct 31, 2025
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Fry, Russell
South Carolina · Oct 31, 2025
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Harder, Josh
California · Oct 31, 2025
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Oct 31, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5880: Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5880/
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"H.R. 5880: Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5880/.
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H.R. 5880, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5880/.
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