# 119-s-2870: Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act

119-s-2870, Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2870
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-16

## Summary

**Serial-number tracking for pill presses** would require unique, permanent IDs on tableting machines, encapsulating machines, and key parts to help stop illicit pill production. - Manufacturers, distributors, importers, exporters, and sellers would need to engrave or permanently affix serial numbers to machines and critical parts. The Attorney General would issue regulations within 180 days and enforcement would apply only to devices made or moved after the rules take effect. - Brokers and traders in international transactions involving listed chemicals, machines, or parts would be treated as regulated persons. Transporting, shipping, receiving, possessing, or selling a machine or part with a removed or altered serial number would be prohibited when there is reasonable cause to believe a serial number was required. - The bill defines critical parts as the upper punch, lower punch, and die so those components would fall under the new tracing rules. The aim is machine-level traceability to make illicit pill production harder and to support investigations.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New serial rules for pill presses: mixed, medium. This bill would expand who counts as a regulated person for pill-press machines and key parts. It would add definitions for critical parts, including upper punch, lower punch, and die. The bill would require regulated makers, sellers, importers, exporters, and brokers to put a permanent serial numb…

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- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.

## Sources
- [119-s-2870 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2870)

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- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2870 (as of 2026-09-16).