About the bill
The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 (CMEA) is federal legislation enacted in the United States on March 9, 2006, to regulate, among other things, retail over-the-counter sales of following products because of their use in the manufacture of illegal drugs:
- ephedrine
- pseudoephedrine
- phenylpropanolamine (no longer OTC due to a proposed increased risk of stroke in younger women)
Retail provisions of the CMEA include daily sales limits and 30-day purchase limits, placement of product out of direct customer access, sales logbooks, customer ID verification, employee training, and self-certification of regulated sellers. The CMEA is found as Title VII of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (H.R. 3199). The last provisions of the law took effect on 30 September 2006.
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Sponsor and status
James Sensenbrenner Jr.
Sponsor. Representative for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district. Republican.
109th Congress (2005–2006)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 9, 2006
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on March 9, 2006.
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History
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Jul 11, 2005
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Introduced
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Jul 13, 2005
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 21, 2005
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 369 (109th). |
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Jul 21, 2005
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Jul 29, 2005
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.
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Aug 3, 2005
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment. |
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Dec 14, 2005
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 595 (109th). |
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Dec 14, 2005
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report. |
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Mar 2, 2006
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Mar 9, 2006
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 3199 (109th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3199. This is the one from the 109th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 9, 2006. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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