# 114-hr-3537: Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016

114-hr-3537, Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] (R-PA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3537
- Congress: 114
- Title: Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2015-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to modify the definition of "controlled substance analogue" to mean a substance that has a similar (previously, substantially similar) chemical structure and pharmacological effect to a schedule I controlled substance. The CSA's requirements, prohibitions, and restrictions with respect to schedule I controlled substances apply to the manufacture, importation, distribution, and sale (but not possession) of a controlled substance analogue. The bill amends the Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 to add certain synthetic substances to schedule I of the CSA.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] (R-IL), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- PATRICK TIBERI (R-OH), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] (R-PA), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2015-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- WILLIAM THORNBERRY (R-TX), 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] (R-MI), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2016-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2016-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2016-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2646: Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-3537 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3537)

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- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
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