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H.R. 2851: SITSA Act

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H.R. 2851: SITSA Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-08 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 267 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2851 (2018-06-15), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

SITSA Act

Plain summary

Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017 or the SITSA Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a new, sixth schedule of controlled substances—schedule A. A drug or substance in schedule A has a chemical structure that is similar to, and an effect on the body that is similar to or greater than, a controlled substance in schedule I, II, III, IV, or V. The bill adds 13 synthetic fentanyl-related substances to schedule A. It also authorizes, and establishes procedures for, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to temporarily and permanently place a drug or substance in schedule A. The bill establishes criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute a schedule A substance. However, it explicitly prohibits criminal and civil penalties solely for possession of a schedule A controlled substance. The bill makes it unlawful to import, export, manufacture, distribute, dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a schedule A substance that is not clearly labeled. Finally, it establishes new, separate DEA registration requirements for manufacturers, distributors, and importers and exporters of schedule A substances.

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Official text

SITSA Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · 75 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2851, Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017 (2017-09-26)

Cosponsors on this site

Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Mike Bost (R-IL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ralph Norman (R-SC), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Ted Budd (R-NC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John R. Curtis (R-UT), David Rouzer (R-NC), Brian J. Mast (R-FL) and 15 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2851 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115