U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB7184: PRESS Act
Status: In committee, July 15, 2026
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the importation of illicit pill press machines with the intent to counterfeit substances, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the importation of illicit pill press machines with the intent to counterfeit substances, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, January 21, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the importation of illicit pill press machines with the intent to counterfeit substances, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Rogue Equipment for Synthetic Substances Act or the PRESS Act . SECTION 2. Providing for extraterritorial jurisdiction (a) Possession, manufacture, or distribution for purposes of unlawful importation Section 1009 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 959 ) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, press punch, die system, gelatin capsule, or any equipment, chemical, product, or material-- (1) intending or knowing that it will be used to manufacture a controlled substance or listed chemical; and (2) intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe that the controlled substance or listed chemical will be unlawfully imported into the United States. ; and (3) in subsection (d)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the and (B) intending, knowing, or having reasonable …
Sponsors
- Addison McDowell (R, HD-006) · primary sponsor
- Stephanie Bice (R)
- Randy Weber (R, HD-014)
- Brian Jack (R, HD-003)
- Claudia Tenney (R, HD-024)
- Rudolph Yakym III (R, HD-IN-2)
- Craig Goldman (R, HD-TX-12)
- Pat Harrigan (R, HD-010)
- Troy Nehls (R, HD-TX-22)
- Chuck Edwards (R, HD-NC-11)
- Marlin Stutzman (R, HD-003)
- Mike Carey (R, HD-015)
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, Manufacturing, Jurisdiction and venue, Customs enforcement, Retail and wholesale trades, U.S. Sentencing Commission, Crime and Law Enforcement, Health technology, devices, supplies
Common questions
- What is HB7184?
- HB7184 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): PRESS Act.
- What does HB7184 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the importation of illicit pill press machines with the intent to counterfeit substances, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB7184?
- In committee as of July 15, 2026. Latest action: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. (July 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB7184?
- Addison McDowell (R, HD-006), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7184?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7184
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