United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2977 (99th)
Designer Drug Enforcement Act of 1985
Introduced
11 July 1985
Last action
27 October 1986 · Committee
Status
See H.R.5484.
Sponsors
Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17], Rep. Rowland, John G. [R-CT-5], Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Loeffler, Tom [R-TX-21], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26], Rep. Bartlett, Steve [R-TX-3], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2], Rep. Hendon, Bill [R-NC-11], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
'Designer Drug' Enforcement Act of 1985 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish criminal penalties for the manufacture or possession with intent to distribute or the distribution of unregulated drugs with a chemical structure or effect substantially similar to that of a controlled substance.
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Timeline
11 July 1985
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
11 July 1985
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 July 1985
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 July 1985
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Source: Committee
18 July 1985
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
1 May 1986
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
27 October 1986
Committee
See H.R.5484.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 July 1985
Sponsors
- Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rowland, John G. [R-CT-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Loeffler, Tom [R-TX-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Steve [R-TX-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hendon, Bill [R-NC-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
- related to ← Controlled Substance Analogs' Enforcement Act of 1985
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/2977
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hr/2977
- us · 99-hr-2977 · source updated 3 June 2026