S. 2870

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Cornyn · Committee: Committee on the Judiciary

Table of contents

• S. 2870
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Regulation of certain machines

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act.

SEC. 2. Regulation of certain machines

• (a) Definitions
  • Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act () is amended— 21 U.S.C. 802
    • by striking paragraph (38) and inserting the following:
    • by striking paragraph (39)(B) and inserting the following:
    • by adding at the end the following:
• (b) Regulation
  • (1) Records of regulated transactions
    • Section 310(a) of the Controlled Substances Act () is amended by adding at the end the following: 21 U.S.C. 830(a)
      • Each regulated person who manufactures, distributes, delivers, sells, imports, or exports a tableting machine, an encapsulating machine, a critical part of a tableting machine, or a critical part of an encapsulating machine shall, when and as required by regulations of the Attorney General, identify the tableting machine, encapsulating machine, critical part of a tableting machine, or critical part of an encapsulating machine by means of a serial number that is engraved, cast, or otherwise permanently affixed to a nonremovable part of the tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part of a tableting machine, or critical part of an encapsulating machine.
  • (2) Reports to attorney general
    • Section 310(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act () is amended by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: 21 U.S.C. 830(b)(1)
      • any regulated transaction in a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part, including the serial number affixed to the tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part.
  • (3) Regulations
    • (A) In general
      • Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall promulgate regulations carrying out the amendments made by paragraph (1).
    • (B) Detailed guidance
      • The regulations required under subparagraph (A) shall include detailed guidance on serial numbers affixed to tableting machines, encapsulating machines, or critical parts manufactured on or before the date of enactment of this Act.
    • (C) Requirement
      • Notwithstanding paragraph (4), a serial number affixed to a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part manufactured on or before the date of enactment of this Act in accordance with the guidance provided under subparagraph (B) shall be deemed required under paragraph (4) of section 310(a) of the Controlled Substances Act, as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
  • (4) Effective date
    • The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply only to any tableting machine, encapsulating machine, or critical part manufactured, distributed, delivered, sold, imported, or exported after the effective date of the regulations promulgated under paragraph (2).
• (c) Prohibited acts
  • Section 403(a) of the Controlled Substances Act () is amended— 21 U.S.C. 843(a)
    • in paragraph (8), by striking or at the end;
    • in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
      • to remove, alter, or obliterate any serial number affixed to a tableting machine, encapsulating machine, a critical part of a tableting machine, or a critical part of an encapsulating machine, that is required to have a serial number and with reasonable cause to believe the serial number is so required ; or
      • to transport, ship, receive, possess, distribute, deliver, sell, import, or export any tableting machine, encapsulating machine, a critical part of a tableting machine, or a critical part of an encapsulating machine that is required to have a serial number, knowing that the serial number has been removed, altered, or obliterated, and with reasonable cause to believe the serial number is so required.
    • by adding at the end the following: