STRIP Act

Bill: 118-hr-3563
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2023-05-22
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Secure Testing Resources Instead of Prosecuting Act or the STRIP Act</b></p> <p>This bill exempts the possession, sale, or purchase of fentanyl drug testing equipment, including test strips, from criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Testing Resources Instead of Prosecuting Act or the STRIP Act . 2. 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. .