H.R. 3563 – Reading Mode

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3563

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 22, 2023

Ms. Crockett (for herself, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Allred, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Balint, Mr. Bera, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Craig, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Frost, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Ross, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Mr. Webster of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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

A BILL

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to exempt from punishment the possession, sale, or purchase of fentanyl drug testing equipment.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Secure Testing Resources Instead of Prosecuting Act or the STRIP Act.

Exemptions

Section 422(f) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 863(f)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end;

(2)

in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

(3)

the possession, sale, or purchase of fentanyl drug testing equipment, including fentanyl test strips.