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108th CONGRESS |
Selected Legislation Related to Alcohol, Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Pending in the Current Congress | |
New items and changes are in red | ||
| Bill Title/Subject | Bill Number(s) | Description | Congressional Action |
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| Fed Up Higher Education Technical Amendments Act of 2003 | H.R. 12 | Amends Higher Education Act to deny eligibility to, for federal grants, loans, or work assistance aid for specific periods, students who, while enrolled and receiving federal financial aid, are convicted of breaking any federal or state law involving possession or sale of controlled substances. | Referred to House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness (2/21/03). |
| Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 | H.R. 14 S. 342 Public Law No. 108-36 | Establishes grants to coordinate services with state and local health care agencies, alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies, mental health agencies and other public and private welfare agencies to promote child safety, permanence, and family stability; grants also to cross train child protective service workers in research-based methods for recognizing situations of substance abuse, domestic violence and neglect. | House-Senate Joint Committee filed report (5/22/03). House approved bill negotiated by Joint Committee (6/17/03); Senate approved bill negotiated by Joint Committee (6/19/03). Signed into law by President (6/25/03). |
| Beer "Luxury Tax" Repeal | H.R. 52 (See also H.R. 1305, S. 809) |
Reduces federal excise tax on beer to pre-1991 level. | Introduced and referred to House Ways and Means Committee (1/7/03). |
| Give a Kid a Chance Omnibus Mental Health Services Act of 2003 | H.R. 81 | Amends title V of Public Health Service Act to establishes grants to create programs to identify, address, treat and provide support staff for mental health and drug abuse occurrences in children in public schools. | Referred to House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (2/3/03). |
| Controlled Substances Act Amendment (Steroids) | H.R. 207 | Modifies Controlled Substances Act to include a metabolite of a scheduled anabolic steroid or a controlled substance which is transformed in the body directly into a scheduled anabolic steroid. Authorizes Office of National Drug Control Policy to educate grade and high school students of harmful effects of steroids and steroid precursor use with funds made available for existing state and local anti-drug programs. | Referred to House Committees on Energy and Commerce; and Education and Workforce (1/7/03), House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Education Reform (2/21/03) and Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (3/6/03) . |
| Penalty Increase for Drug Crimes Committed with Firearms | H.R. 291 | Amends title 18, United States Code, to increase the mandatory minimum penalties provided for possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime. | Referred to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security (3/6/03). |
| Controlled Substances Act Amendment (Cocaine-Crack Penalty Parity) | H.R. 345 | Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to equalize penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses. | Referred to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (3/6/03) and Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (2/3/03). |
| Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act of 2003 | H.R. 404 | Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide increased penalties for committing specified federal drug offenses in open air drug markets. | Referred to House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (2/3/03) and Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security (3/6/03). |
| Student Financial Aid Drug Offenses Conviction Repeal | H.R. 685 | Amends Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. | Referred to House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness (3/3/03). |
| Racial Equity and Fair Treatment Act of 2003 | H.R. 692 | Title II, Subtitle B amends Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal provisions for denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions. | Referred to House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resource (3/3/03). |
| Responsible Student Financial Assistance Assurance Act of 2003 | H.R. 696 | Amends Higher Education Act of 1965 to restrict the disqualification of students for drug offenses to those students who committed offenses while receiving student financial aid. | Referred to House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness (3/3/03). |
| Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act of 2003 | H.R. 718 S. 226 Public Law No. 108-21 See S. 151 | Prohibits individuals from knowingly opening, maintaining, managing, controlling, renting, leasing, making available for use or profiting from any place for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing or using any controlled substance. | S. 226 added as amendment to Title VI, Section 608 of S. 151(4/10/03). |
| Leave No Child Behind Act of 2003 (House) Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act of 2003 (Senate) | H.R. 936 S. 614 |
Amends part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to create a grant program to promote joint activities among Federal, State, and local public child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies. | Referred to House Committee on Government Reform; referred to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (5/5/03); Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources (3/12/03); Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (3/17/03); Education and the Workforce Subcommittees on Employer-Employee Relations, on Workforce Protections, on 21st Century Competitiveness, on Education Reform and on Select Education (3/24/03); Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry (3/11/03); Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines (2/27/03). Referred to Senate Committee on Finance (3/13/03). |
| Senator Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2003 | H.R. 953 S. 486 (See also S. 10) | Prohibits certain employee group health plans or related insurance's providing both medical-surgical and mental health benefits from imposing mental health treatment limitations or financial requirements unless comparable limitations and requirements are imposed upon medical-surgical benefits. | Referred to House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations (3/24/03) and House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (3/10/03); referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (2/27/03). |
| American Health Security Act of 2003 | H.R. 1200 | Establishes national healthcare program to be administered by states through state health security programs; entitles all US citizens, nationals and lawful resident aliens to receive benefits. Includes defined mental health and substance abuse treatment services for all participants. | Referred to House Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Government Reform, and Armed Services (3/11/03) and Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (4/10/03). |
| Beer Excise Tax Rollback | H.R. 1305 S. 809 (See also H.R. 52) | Amends Paragraph (1), section 5051(a) of IRS code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level by cutting federal excise rate by 50%. | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means (3/18/03); referred to Senate Committee on Finance (4/8/03). |
| Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2003 | H.R. 1340 S. 646 | Amends title XVIII of Social Security Act to expand and improve coverage of mental health services under the Medicare program. | Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce (3/18/03) and Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health; referred to Senate Committee on Finance (3/18/03). |
| Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003 | H.R. 1997 S. 1019 Public Law No. 108-212 | A bill to amend titles 10 and 18, United States Code, to protect unborn victims of violence. Provides that any person who engages in conduct that violates specified provisions of the Federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or specified articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (conduct constituting certain Federal violent crimes), and thereby causes the death of, or bodily injury to, a child who is in utero, shall be guilty of a separate offense (but prohibits imposition of the death penalty for such offense); and that the punishment for that separate offense shall be the same as that provided under Federal law for that conduct had that injury or death occurred to the unborn child's mother. | Passed in House (2/26/04); Passed in Senate (3/25/04); signed into law by President (4/1/04). |
| Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2003 | H.R. 1981 | Reauthorizes Department of Housing and Urban Development public and assisted housing drug elimination program. | Referred to House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity (5/23/03). |
| National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign Reauthorization Act of 2003 | H.R. 2061 | Makes improvements to the Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998 and authorizes funding through fiscal year 2008. | Referred to House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (5/20/03). |
| Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2003 | H.R. 2086 | Reauthorizes funding of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. | Passed in House (9/29/03); House bill sent to Senate for consideration; referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (10/1/03). |
| Substance Abuse Group Homes Amendments of 2003 | H.R. 2159 | Amends Public Health Service Act with respect to the participation of the public in governmental decisions regarding the location of group homes established pursuant to the program of block grants for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse. | Referred to House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (6/2/03). |
| Alcohol Tax Equalization Act of 2003 | H.R. 2252 | Amends Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the taxes on certain alcoholic beverages and to provide additional funds for alcohol abuse prevention programs. | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means (5/22/03) and Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (6/2/03). |
| Help Expand Access to Recovery and Treatment (HEART) Act of 2003 | H.R. 2256 S. 1138 | Amends Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act and Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide parity with respect to substance abuse treatment benefits under group health plans and health insurance coverage. | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means (5/22/03), and to House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations (6/22/03) and House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (6/11/03); referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (5/22/03). |
| Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization of 2003 | H.R. 2440 S. 556 | Amends, revises and extends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. | Refered to House Committees on Resources, Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means (6/11/03); Committee on Indian Affairs held hearings (7/16/03 and 7/23/03). |
| Department of Education Appropriations Act for 2004 | H.R. 2660 S. 1356 | Appropriates the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services, for the 2004 fiscal year. | Funding for these departments included in the Consolidated Appropriations bill H.R. 2673 (12/15/2003). |
| Consolidated Appropriations Bill | H.R. 2673 Public Law No. 108-199 | Provides funds for several agencies including Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia, Foreign Operations, Labor-Health & Human Services-Education, Transportation-Treasury, VA-HUD. | Passed by House (12/8/03); passed by Senate (1/22/04); signed into law by President (1/23/04). |
| Higher-Risk Impaired Driver Act | H.R. 2681 S. 1141 | Amends title 23 of the United States Code to increase penalties for individuals who operate motor vehicles while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol. | Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (7/9/03); referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (5/22/03). |
| Border Health Security Act of 2003 | H.R. 2807 S. 1447 | Establishes grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the border area, inlcuding programs relating to substance abuse and behavioral and mental health. | Referred to House Committee on International Relations (7/21/03) and Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (8/8/20); referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (7/23/03). |
| Distilled Spirits Excise Tax Reduction | H.R. 2950 S. 1457 | Amends IRS Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits on its pre-1985 level. | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means (7/25/03); referred to Senate Committee on Finance (7/25/03). |
| Ecstasy Awareness Act of 2003 | H.R. 2962 | Prevents the abuse of the illegal drug commonly called ecstasy. | Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce (7/25/03), and Judiciary Subcommittee Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (9/4/03) and the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Education Reform (8/13/03) . |
| National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2003 | H.R. 3015 | Establishes an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of any schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance. | Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce (9/4/03). |
| Methamphetamine Equipment, Training, Hardware, Material and Safety Knowledge Grant Act of 2003 | H.R. 3092 | Provides grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs. | Referred to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security (10/22/03). |
| Congressional Gold Medal Award for Contributions to Drug Treatment Community | H.R. 3148 | Awards a Congressional Gold Medal to Monsignor Ignatius McDermott in recognition of his contribution to the drug treatment community, and his accomplishments as a priest and humanitarian. | Referred to House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology (10/3/03). |
| Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act | H.R. 3459 S. 1833 | Improves the health care of racial and ethnic minorities and to reduce and eliminate disparities in health care and health outcomes; address alcoholism and substance abuse treatment and prevention issues. | Referred to House Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Resources, Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Agriculture (11/6/03); referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (11/6/03). |
| Campus Care and Counseling Act | H.R. 3593 | Amends Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers. | Referred to House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness (1/30/04). |
| Empowering Parents and Teachers for a Drug-Free Education Act of 2004 | H.R. 3720 | Authorizes additional funds under the Safe and Drug Free Schools program for school districts to develop and implement effective drug testing programs; ensures accuracy of testing methods, confidentiality of test results and parental consent; also ensures alcohol and drug prevention and assistance programs are available for students, parents and teachers; prohibits disclosure of test results to law enforcement and requires results be kept strictly confidential. | Referred to House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Education Reform (3/11/04). |
| Methamphetamine Blister Pack Loophole Elimination Act of 2004 | H.R. 3789 S. 1784 | Expands restrictions on the retail sales limit for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products (including common cold medicine), which can be used to manufacture methamphetamine, to include a limit on the sale of blister-packed pseudoephedrine products, which are currently not restricted. | Referred to House Judiciary Committee (2/10/04) and Energy and Commerce and Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (2/24/04); referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (10/23/03). |
| Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004 | H.R. 3866 | Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide increased penalties for anabolic steroid offenses near sports facilities | House passed bill and forwarded to Senate for consideration (6/3/04); referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (6/3/04). |
| Prescription Drug Abuse Elimination Act of 2004 | H.R. 3870 | Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to provide grants to states to establish prescription drug monitoring programs, to impose requirements respecting Internet pharmacies, to require manufacturers to implement chain-of-custody procedures, to restrict an exemption respecting the importation of controlled substances for personal use. | Referred to House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (3/11/04). |
| Enactment of State Drug Impaired Driving Laws | H.R. 3907 | Encourages states to enact laws to prohibit driving under the influence of an illegal drug by authorizing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to withhold a percentage of funds made available to states from the Highway Trust Fund. | Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (3/4/04) and the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection (3/11/04). |
| Drug Impaired Driving Enforcement Act of 2004 | H.R. 3922 | Amends title 23, United States Code, relating to improving safety and enforcement with respect to individuals operating motor vehicles while under the influence of, or having used, drugs. | Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (3/9/04), and Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security (4/2/04). |
| Mental Health Courts Funding | H.R. 3924 S. 2107 | Authorizes an annual appropriation of $10,000,000 for mental health courts through fiscal year 2009. | Referred to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (4/2/04); Senate Judiciary Committee forwards to full Senate for action; placed on Senate Legislative Calendar (4/29/04). |
| Samaritan Initiative Act of 2004 | H.R. 4057 | Establishes a grant program to address chronic homelessness through coordinated provision of housing, health care, substance abuse and mental health treatment, supportive and other services. | Referred to House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity held hearings (7/13/04). |
| Drug Impaired Driving Research and Prevention Ac | H.R. 4159 S. 2480 |
Amends title 23 of the US Code, to research and prevent drug impaired driving. | Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (4/2/04) and Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (5/20/04); referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (5/21/04). |
| Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act of 2004 | H.R. 4547 | Amends the Controlled Substances Act to protect vulnerable persons from drug trafficking. | Referred to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security (6/28/04) which held hearings (7/6/04), and House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (6/18/04). |
| Methamphetamine Remediation Act of 2004 | H.R. 4636 | Provides for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories. | Referred to House Science Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards (6/24/04) and House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials (7/7/04). |
| Second Chance Act of 2004 | H.R. 4676 | Reauthorizes Department of Justice grant program for reentry of offenders into the community, establishes a task force on federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community. | Referred to House Judiciary and Education Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness and Workforce Subcommittee on Select Education (7/15/04). |
| Positive Aging Act of 2004 | H.R. 4694 S. 2572 |
Amends Older Americans Act to provide mental health screening and treatment services and amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams. | Referred to House Committee on Education and the Workforce (6/24/04), and House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (7/7/04); referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (6/24/04). |
| Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 | H.R. 4754 | Appropriates the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary. | Introduced in House (7/1/04), and passed (7/8/04); bill passed by House sent to Senate which referred it to Committee on Appropriations (7/9/04). |
| STOP Underage Drinking Act | H.R. 4888 S. 2718 |
Provides programs and activities respect the prevent underage drinking. | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (7/21/04); referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (7/22/04). |
| Alcohol Advertising During College Games | H.Res. 575 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) should affirm its commitment to a policy of discouraging alcohol use among underage students by ending all alcohol advertising during radio and television broadcasts of collegiate sporting events. | Referred to House Committee on Education and the Workforce (3/24/04). |
| Health Care Coverage Expansion and Quality Improvement Act of 2003 (Mental Health Treatment Parity) | S. 10 (See also H.R. 953, S. 486) |
Title II, entitled "Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2003," provides for equal coverage of mental health benefits with respect to health insurance coverage unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits. | Referred to Senate Committee on Finance (1/7/03). |
| National Center for Social Work Research Act | S. 73 | Creates National Center for Social Work Research to conduct, support and disseminate targeted research concerning social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern including front line prevention and treatment services in the areas of school violence, aging, teen pregnancy, child abuse , domestic violence, juvenile crime and substance abuse. | Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (1/7/03). |
| Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003 | S. 146 See also S. 1019 |
Death of or injury to an unborn child, including by drug use but excluding abortion, will be punished for that offense the same provided under federal law had that conduct caused injury or death to the unborn child's mother. | Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (1/13/03). |
| PROTECT Act Prosecuting Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 | S. 151 Public Law No. 108-21 See also H.R. 718/S. 226 | Amends federal criminal code provisions regarding child pornography; Title VI, Sec. 108 is language from S. 226/H.R. 718. | Joint Senate-house conference committee approved S. 151 with language from S. 226/H.R. 718 (4/10/03); president signed into law (4/30/03). |
| Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation | S. 285 | Integrates and consolidates alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by Indian tribal governments. | Passed by Senate (7/24/03); Senate bill sent to House and referred to House Committee on Resources (7/24/03), and House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (8/8/03). |
| Communities Combating College Drinking and Drug Use Act | S. 406 | Provides grants to states to encourage existing or establish new statewide coalitions among institutions of higher education, communities around the institutions, and other relevant organizations or groups, including anti-drug or anti-alcohol coalitions, to reduce underage drinking and illicit drug-use by students, both on and off campus. | Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (2/13/03). |
| Veterans' Mental Health Programs Improvements | S. 548 | Increases number of authorized centers for mental illness research, education, and clinical activities for veterans; increases funding for specialized mental health services to veterans; and, allocates funding programs on post-traumatic stress and substance abuse disorders. | Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (3/6/03). |
| Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003 | S. 1194 | Authorizes Attorney General to award non-renewable grants to eligible applicants to prepare a comprehensive plan for and implement an adult or juvenile collaboration program, targeting adults or juveniles with mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders in order to promote public safety and public health. | Passed by Senate (10/27/03); House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held hearings on bill passed by Senate (6/22/04). |
| Pathways to Independence Act of 2003 | S. 1523 | Amends part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow a State to treat an individual with a disability, including a substance abuse problem, who is participating in rehabilitation services and who is increasing participation in core work activities as being engaged in work for purposes of the temporary assistance for needy families program, and to allow a State to count as a work activity under that program care provided to a child with a physical or mental impairment or an adult dependent for care with a physical or mental impairment. | Referred to Senate Committee on Finance (7/31/03). |
| Counseling in Shelters Act of 2003 | S. 1809 | Directs Health and Human Services to make grants for up to five years to eligible community-based entities to provide on-site mental health and substance abuse counseling and referral services for victims of domestic or sexual violence. | Referred to House Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (10/31/03). |
| Women in Trauma Act of 2003 | S. 1810 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to require Health and Human Services to award grants to build treatment interventions simultaneously addressing trauma, substance abuse and psychiatric disorders, including the integration of existing interventions. | Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (10/31/03). |
| Increased Access to Prescription Treatment for Opiate Addiction | S. 1887 | Amends the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practice. | Passed Senate Committee and forwarded to House for consideration (6/7/04); bill passed by Senate referred to House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (7/19/04) and Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security (6/28/04). |
| Federal Emergency Meth Lab Cleanup Funding Act of 2004 | S. 2054 | Requires federal forfeiture funds be used, in part, to clean up methamphetamine labs. | Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (2/6/04). |
| Dawson Family Community Protection Act | S. 2081 | Amends Office of National Drug Control Policy Act Reauthorization Act of 1998 to ensure that adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas. | Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (2/12/04). |
| Anabolic Steroids Research and Education | S. 2195 | Amends the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the definition of anabolic steroids, and to provide for research and education activities relating to steroids and steroid precursors. | Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (3/11/04). |
| Prescription Drug Stewardship Act | S. 2288 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to assist states in establishing, maintaining, and improving systems to reduce the diversion and abuse of prescription drugs. | Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4/6/04). |
| Stop Crystal Meth Act of 2004 | S. 2444 | Amends the Controlled Substances Act to treat drug offenses involving crystal meth similarly to drug offenses involving crack cocaine. | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary (5/19/04). |
| Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act | S. 2741 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program. | Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (7/22/04). |
| FAS Awareness Day | S. Res. 220 | A resolution designating the ninth day of September of each year as "National Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day". | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary (9/9/03). |
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