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A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to provide that drug abuse oriented advertisements and shipments of drugs in response to drug abuse oriented advertisements shall be nonmailable…

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A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to provide that drug abuse oriented advertisements and shipments of drugs in response to drug abuse oriented advertisements shall be nonmailable matter.

Introduced: February 16, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 22, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services.
Feb 16, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Feb 16, 1983
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the delivery by mail of: (1) drug abuse oriented advertisements; or (2) imitation controlled substances shipped in response to such advertisements.

Provides an exemption from such prohibition with respect to such a substance: (1) used under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for research or as a placebo in the professional practice of a registered practitioner; or (2) mailed in connection with an application for approval under such Act.

What's happening now February 22, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 11, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 497: A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to provide that drug abuse oriented advertisements and shipments of drugs in response to drug abuse oriented advertisements shall be nonmailable matter.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-497/
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"S. 497: A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to provide that drug abuse oriented advertisements and shipments of drugs in response to drug abuse oriented advertisements shall be nonmailable matter.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-497/.
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S. 497, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-497/.
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[S. 497: A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to provide that drug abuse oriented advertisements and shipments of drugs in response to drug abuse oriented advertisements shall be nonmailable matter.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-497/)
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