U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB5880: Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act
Status: In committee, July 15, 2026
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number.
What the bill says
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number.
From the introduced text, October 31, 2025:
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act . SECTION 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 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. …
Sponsors
- Hageman, Harriet (R, HD-000) · primary sponsor
- Melanie Stansbury (D)
- Dan Crenshaw (R, HD-002)
- Josh Harder (D, HD-CA-9)
- Russell Fry (R, HD-007)
- Eugene Vindman (D, HD-007)
- Mike Levin (D, HD-CA-49)
- Derek Tran (D)
- Dave Min (D)
- Marcy Kaptur (D, HD-009)
- Donald Norcross (D, HD-001)
- Glenn Thompson (R, HD-PA-15)
Latest actions
- : Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- : Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- : 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Manufacturing, Department of Justice, Customs enforcement, Retail and wholesale trades, Crime and Law Enforcement, Health technology, devices, supplies
Common questions
- What is HB5880?
- HB5880 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act.
- What does HB5880 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number.
- What is the status of HB5880?
- In committee as of July 15, 2026. Latest action: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. (July 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5880?
- Hageman, Harriet (R, HD-000), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5880?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5880
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