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H.R. 1186: Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances Act of 2015

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H.R. 1186: Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-27 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances Act of 2015

Plain summary

Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances Act of 2015 or the SALTS Act Amends the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the following factors to be considered in determining whether a controlled substance analogue was intended for human consumption: the marketing, advertising, and labeling of the substance; the known efficacy or usefulness of the substance for the marketed, advertised, or labeled purpose; the difference between the price at which the substance is sold and the price at which the substance it is purported to be or advertised as is normally sold; the diversion of the substance from legitimate channels and the clandestine importation, manufacture, or distribution of the substance; whether the defendant knew or should have known that the substance was intended to be consumed by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other immediate means; and whether the substance is manufactured, formulated, sold, distributed, or marketed with the intent to avoid the provisions of existing drug laws. Declares that evidence that a substance was not marketed, advertised, or labeled for human consumption shall not by itself be sufficient to establish that the substance was not intended for human consumption.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] · 2 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Henry Cuellar (D-TX)

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Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1186 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114