United States · Bill · S
S. 989 (116th)
STEER Act
Introduced
2 April 2019
Last action
2 April 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Bill Cassidy, Maggie Hassan
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Substance Tableting and Encapsulating Enforcement and Registration Act or the STEER Act This bill establishes registration requirements for tableting machines (pill presses) and encapsulating machines (capsule fillers). Specifically, the bill requires a person who possesses a tableting machine or encapsulating machine to obtain a registration from the Drug Enforcement Administration, subject to specified exceptions. Additionally, it prohibits and penalizes—with civil fines, criminal penalties, or both—the possession of an unregistered tableting machine or encapsulating machine.
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Timeline
2 April 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
2 April 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2 April 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 April 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 April 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 2 April 2019
Sponsors
- Bill Cassidy · R · Sponsor
- Maggie Hassan · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Substance Tableting and Encapsulating Enforcement and Registration Act
- related to ← STEER Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/989
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/989
- us · 116-s-989 · source updated 10 August 2026