United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5020 (114th)
Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2016
Introduced
21 April 2016
Last action
22 April 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4], Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21], Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11], Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2016 This bill requires the Surgeon General to report to Congress on the public health effects of the increased use since January 2010 by individuals who are 12 to 18 years old of drugs developed and manufactured to avoid control under the Controlled Substances Act (e.g., synthetic marijuana, also known as "spice," and synthetic amphetamines, also known as "bath salts").
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Timeline
21 April 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
21 April 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 April 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 April 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 April 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5020
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5020
- us · 114-hr-5020 · source updated 12 August 2025