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The "Stop the Opioid Pill Presser and Fentanyl Act" aims to combat illegal drug manufacturing by regulating, tracking, and penalizing the misuse of pill presses and encapsulating machines and their critical parts.
Melanie Stansbury
Representative
NM
Melanie Stansbury
Representative
NM
The "Stop the Opioid Pill Presser and Fentanyl Act" aims to combat the opioid crisis by regulating the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of pill presses and encapsulating machines and their critical parts. It amends the Controlled Substances Act to include these machines as drug paraphernalia, mandates serialization and registration of these machines and their parts, and imposes penalties for violations such as tampering with serial numbers or operating without registration. This act seeks to prevent the misuse of these machines in the production of illicit drugs like fentanyl.
This bill, called the WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act, allows the Secretary to reduce or waive cost-sharing requirements for water infrastructure projects involving Indian Tribes facing financial hardship.
Melanie Stansbury
Representative
NM
Melanie Stansbury
Representative
NM
The WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. It authorizes the Secretary to reduce or waive cost-sharing requirements for infrastructure projects with Indian Tribes if those requirements would create financial hardship for the Tribe. This change aims to ease the financial burden on Tribes participating in water management improvements.