HR 5880 United States House · 119th Congress

Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act

HR 5880, the "Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act," requires manufacturers and distributors of pill-making machines (like tableting machines) and their critical parts (such as punches and dies) to affix permanent serial numbers to these items. It mandates that these businesses report transactions involving such machines to the Attorney General and maintain records of the serial numbers. The law prohibits tampering with or knowingly distributing machines with removed or altered serial numbers. This directly affects manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of these specific pill-production machines and parts, aiming to improve tracking of equipment used in illicit drug manufacturing.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Oct 2025
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Introduced Oct 31, 2025 Last action Jul 15, 2026
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Jul 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
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Jul 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Oct 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Oct 31, 2025
Committee
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.
lower
Oct 31, 2025
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1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

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