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S 503 98th Congress Senate

Imitation Controlled Substances Act of 1983

Official title: A bill to make it unlawful to manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute, a drug which is an imitation of a controlled substance or a drug w… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to make it unlawful to manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute, a drug which is an imitation of a controlled substance or a drug which purports to act like a controlled substance.

Introduced: March 11, 1983 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Crime preventionDrug safety and regulationDrugsDrugs and narcotics
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NarcoticsNarcotics and crime
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 1983
Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-310.
Apr 7, 1983
Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, GAO, OMB.
Apr 7, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
Mar 30, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.
Mar 24, 1983
Referred jointly to the Committees on Judiciary; Labor and Human Resources by unanimous consent with instructions that if one committee reports, the other have thirty days to report or be discharged.
Feb 16, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 16, 1983
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 14, 1983

Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-310.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Imitation Controlled Substances Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make it unlawful to manufacture, advertise, distribute, or possess a drug which is an imitation of a controlled substance. Excludes professional or research uses from such prohibition.

Establishes criminal penalties for violation of this Act.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 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. 503: Imitation Controlled Substances Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-503/
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"S. 503: Imitation Controlled Substances Act of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-503/.
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S. 503, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-503/.
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