A bill to increase the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to restrict the entrance of illicit drugs into the United States.

United States115th CongressS-2739Senate
Updated: Apr 24, 2018

Summary

Restricting Entrance and Strengthening the Requirements on Import Controls for Trafficking of Illicit Drugs Act or the RESTRICT Illicit Drugs Act This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to transfer any packages of illegally imported drugs it receives to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The FDA may (1) debar a person from importing drugs into the United States if they have been convicted of a drug import related felony, and (2) refuse admission of an article imported by someone who is debarred, except that a counterfeit drug must be refused.

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  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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