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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 7184 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7184
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the importation of
illicit pill press machines with the intent to counterfeit substances,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 21, 2026
Mr. McDowell (for himself, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Jack, Ms.
Tenney, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Goldman of Texas, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Nehls, Mr.
Edwards, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. Carey) introduced the following bill;
which was 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
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A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the importation of
illicit pill press machines with the intent to counterfeit substances,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Rogue Equipment for
Synthetic Substances Act'' or the ``PRESS Act''.
SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
(a) Possession, Manufacture, or Distribution for Purposes of
Unlawful Importation.--Section 1009 of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 959) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or
distribute a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, press punch, die
system, gelatin capsule, or any equipment, chemical, product, or
material--
``(1) intending or knowing that it will be used to
manufacture a controlled substance or listed chemical; and
``(2) intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to
believe that the controlled substance or listed chemical will
be unlawfully imported into the United States.''; and
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) manufacture or distribute a tableting machine,
encapsulating machine, press punch, die system, gelatin
capsule, or any equipment, chemical, product, or material--
``(A) intending or knowing that it will be used to
manufacture a controlled substance or listed chemical;
and
``(B) intending, knowing, or having reasonable
cause to believe that the controlled substance or
listed chemical will be unlawfully imported into the
United States.''.
(b) Prohibited Acts.--Section 1010 of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 960) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``or'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (7)--
(i) by striking ``section 959 of this
title'' and inserting ``section 1009''; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or'';
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) manufactures or distributes a tableting machine,
encapsulating machine, press punch, die system, gelatin
capsule, or any equipment, chemical, product, or material in
violation of subsection (c) of section 1009,''; and
(D) in the matter following paragraph (8), as so
inserted, by striking ``shall be fined'' and all that
follows through ``or both'' and inserting the
following: ``shall be fined in accordance with title
18, United States Code, imprisoned for the applicable
period described in subsection (e), or both''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) The applicable period described in this subsection is the
following:
``(1) In the case of a violation of paragraph (1) or (3) of
subsection (d) involving a list I chemical, not more than 20
years.
``(2) Subject to paragraph (4), in the case of a violation
of paragraph (7) of subsection (d), not more than 10 years.
``(3) Subject to paragraph (4), in the case of a violation
of paragraph (8) of subsection (d), not more than 8 years.
``(4) In the case of a violation of paragraph (7) or (8) of
subsection (d) that involves more than 1,000 kilograms of a
chemical or product or more than 100 machines that are
tableting machines or encapsulating machines, not more than 15
years.
``(5) In the case of a violation of subsection (d) other
than a violation of paragraph (1), (3), (7), or (8) of such
subsection, not more than 10 years.''.
(c) United States Sentencing Commission.--Pursuant to its authority
under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States
Sentencing Commission shall review and amend the Federal sentencing
guidelines and policy statements of the Commission, as appropriate, in
accordance with this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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.
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.
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