HR 8839 United States House · 117th Congress

Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act

Summary

Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act This bill establishes enhanced criminal penalties for certain federal drug offenses involving the manufacture or distribution of candy-flavored controlled substances or similar products for minors. Specifically, the bill imposes enhanced criminal penalties for a federal drug offense that involves manufacturing, creating, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II that is combined with a candy or drink, marketed to appear similar to a candy or drink, or modified by flavoring or coloring to appear similar to a candy or drink. To be subject to an enhanced penalty, the individual must have knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that the controlled substance will be distributed, dispensed, or sold to an individual who is under 18 years of age.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2022

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Introduced Sep 15, 2022 Last action Nov 1, 2022

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Committee

Nov 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

lower

Sep 16, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Sep 15, 2022

Committee

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.

lower

Sep 15, 2022

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 31 co-sponsors