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S. 983 (93rd)

Barbiturate Control Act

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Introduced

22 February 1973

Last action

22 February 1973 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN], Sen. Bible, Alan [D-NV], Sen. Cook, Marlow W. [R-KY], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Hart, Philip A. [D-MI], Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. McGee, Gale W. [D-WY], Sen. McIntyre, Thomas J. [D-NH], Sen. Mondale, Walter F. [D-MN], Sen. Montoya, Joseph M. [D-NM], Sen. Moss, Frank E. [D-UT], Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT], Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL], Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX], Sen. Fong, Hiram L. [R-HI], Sen. Brock, Bill [R-TN], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Church, Frank [D-ID], Sen. Tunney, John V. [D-CA], Sen. Hartke, Vance [D-IN], Sen. Muskie, Edmund S. [D-ME], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Dominick, Peter H. [R-CO], Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY], Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD], Sen. Metcalf, Lee [D-MT], Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV], Sen. Pastore, John O. [D-RI]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 August 2026

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Summary

Barbiturate Control Act - Moves the following substances from schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act to schedule II: (1) amobarbital; (2) pentobarbital; (3) secobarbital; and (4) butabarbital.

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Timeline

  1. 22 February 1973

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 February 1973

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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