3.0.0 644 2022-11-15T16:34:09Z 2022-11-15T16:34:09Z Senate S S 2013-03-21 113 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-03-21T19:26:09Z PACT Act 113 3969 HR 2014-02-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2013-03-21 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2013-03-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2013-03-21 True P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2013-09-30 False R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2013-11-14 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2014-01-13 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2014-02-24 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2014-06-17 False Health Child health Civil actions and liability Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Licensing and registrations Prescription drugs Retail and wholesale trades Health 00 2013-03-21 Introduced in Senate 2013-12-06T21:05:31Z Preventing Abuse of Cough Treatments Act of 2013 or PACT Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale or offering for sale of a drug containing dextromethorphan, and not subject to practitioner supervision requirements, to an individual under age 18, except if the sale is made: (1) pursuant to a validly issued prescription; or (2) to an individual who provides proof of being actively enrolled in the military, including a valid military identification card. Imposes civil monetary penalties that escalate upon repeated violation.

Deems to be adulterated any unfinished dextromethorphan that is possessed, received, or distributed in violation of this Act.

Prohibits a person from: (1) possessing or receiving unfinished dextromethorphan unless the person is registered with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a producer of a drug or device or otherwise registered, licensed, or approved under federal or state law to engage in the practice of pharmacy, pharmaceutical production, or manufacture or distribution of drug ingredients; or (2) distributing unfinished dextromethorphan to any person other than a registered or otherwise authorized person. Excludes from such prohibitions common carriers that possess, receive, or distribute unfinished dextromethorphan for purposes of distributing it between registered, licensed, or approved persons. Imposes additional civil monetary penalties for such possession and distribution violations.

]]> PACT Act Display Title PACT Act Short Titles as Introduced PACT Act Short Titles as Introduced Preventing Abuse of Cough Treatments Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2013-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s644is/xml/BILLS-113s644is.xml 2013-03-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.