Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act

Harriet M. Hageman

Republican · WY · Representative

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• Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2)Original· 2025-10-31
• Josh Harder (D-CA-9)Original· 2025-10-31
• Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)Original· 2025-10-31
• Russell Fry (R-SC-7)Original· 2025-10-31
• Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-11-17
• Mike Levin (D-CA-49)· 2025-12-11
• Dave Min (D-CA-47)· 2025-12-15
• Derek Tran (D-CA-45)· 2025-12-15
• Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9)· 2026-01-07
• Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1)· 2026-02-10
• Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15)· 2026-02-10
• Nikema Williams (D-GA-5)· 2026-02-10
• Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4)· 2026-02-17
• Susie Lee (D-NV-3)· 2026-02-23

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

2026-07-15

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Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act This bill broadens the scope of pill machines that are subject to regulation under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The bill also requires regulated machines to have serial numbers and imposes criminal penalties for conduct involving the removal of serial numbers or the transportation of regulated machines knowing the serial numbers have been removed. Currently, the CSA requires persons who manufacture, distribute, import, export, or purchase certain regulated machines to keep records of and report on transactions involving the machines. Currently, the term regulated machines includes tableting machines and encapsulating machines. This bill requires persons who sell or deliver regulated machines to comply with the CSA's recordkeeping and reporting requirements, in addition to persons who manufacture, distribute, import, export, or purchase them. The bill also expands regulated machines , for which transactions must be recorded and reported, to include critical parts of tableting and encapsulating machines such as dies used to mold pills and punches used to imprint markings and logos onto pills. The bill requires serial numbers to be permanently affixed to encapsulating machines, tableting machines, and critical parts of tableting and encapsulating machines. Finally, the bill prohibits, subject to criminal penalties, the (1) removal, alteration, or obliteration of any serial number affixed to a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or a critical part; or (2) transportation, shipment, receipt, possession, distribution, delivery, sale, import, or export of any tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part knowing the serial number has been removed, altered, or obliterated.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5880 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5880 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 31, 2025 Ms. Hageman (for herself, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Harder of California, and Mr. Fry) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act''. SEC. 2. REGULATION OF CERTAIN MACHINES. (a) Definitions.--Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is amended-- (1) by striking paragraph (38) and inserting the following: ``(38) The term `regulated person' means a person who-- ``(A) manufactures, distributes, imports, or exports a listed chemical; ``(B) manufactures, distributes, delivers, sells, imports, or exports a tableting machine, an encapsulating machine, or a critical part; or ``(C) who acts as a broker or trader for an international transaction involving a listed chemical, a tableting machine, an encapsulating machine, or a critical part.''; (2) by striking paragraph (39)(B) and inserting the following: ``(B) a distribution, delivery, sale, importation, or exportation of a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part.''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(60) The term `critical part', when used in reference to a tableting machine or encapsulating machine, means any of the following integral parts of a tableting or encapsulating machine: ``(A) An upper punch. ``(B) A lower punch. ``(C) A die. ``(61) The term `die' means a tool that serves as the mold in which a product is compressed to form the desired size and shape of a tablet or capsule. ``(62) The term `lower punch' means the punch inserted into the turret below the die. ``(63) The term `punch' means a rod-shaped tool used in producing tablets and other products. ``(64) The term `upper punch' means the punch inserted into the turret above the die.''. (b) Regulation.-- (1) Records of regulated transactions.--Section 310(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 830(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(4) Each regulated person who manufactures, distributes, delivers, sells, imports, or exports a tableting machine, an encapsulating machine, a critical part of a tableting machine, or a critical part of an encapsulating machine shall, when and as required by regulations of the Attorney General, identify the tableting machine, encapsulating machine, critical part of a tableting machine, or critical part of an encapsulating machine by means of a serial number that is engraved, cast, or otherwise permanently affixed to a nonremovable part of the tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part of a tableting machine, or critical part of an encapsulating machine.''. (2) Reports to attorney general.--Section 310(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 830(b)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: ``(D) any regulated transaction in a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part, including the serial number affixed to the tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part.''. (3) Regulations.-- (A) In general.--Not later…

than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall promulgate regulations carrying out the amendments made by paragraph (1). (B) Detailed guidance.--The regulations required under subparagraph (A) shall include detailed guidance on serial numbers affixed to tableting machines, encapsulating machines, or critical parts manufactured on or before the date of enactment of this Act. (C) Requirement.--Notwithstanding paragraph (4), a serial number affixed to a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part manufactured on or before the date of enactment of this Act in accordance with the guidance provided under subparagraph (B) shall be deemed required under paragraph (4) of section 310(a) of the Controlled Substances Act, as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection. (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply only to any tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part manufactured, distributed, delivered, sold, imported, or exported after the effective date of the regulations promulgated under paragraph (2). (c) Prohibited Acts.--Section 403(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 843(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(10) to remove, alter, or obliterate any serial number affixed to a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, a critical part of a tableting machine, or a critical part of an encapsulating machine, that is required to have a serial number and with reasonable cause to believe the serial number is so required; or ``(11) to transport, ship, receive, possess, distribute, deliver, sell, import, or export any tableting machine, encapsulating machine, a critical part of a tableting machine, or a critical part of an encapsulating machine that is required to have a serial number, knowing that the serial number has been removed, altered, or obliterated, and with reasonable cause to believe the serial number is so required.''. <all>

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