Presser said:
anyone else here about the ban being pushed through even faster, I also seen i think "pinch" say it may hapen by months end, anyone have details please post em
TITLE: NEW BILL MOVING QUICKLY THROUGH THE SENATE
We need to stop it on the floor of the Senate Judiciary Committee
S.2195
Title: A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the definition of anabolic steroids and to provide for research and education activities relating to steroids and steroid precursors.
Sponsor: Sen Biden Jr., Joseph R. [DE] (introduced 3/11/2004) Cosponsors: 9
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The article below is from CQ Weekly:
House Bill to Combat Use Of New -Like Drugs Advanced by Judiciary Panel
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy, CQ Staff
Legislation that would crack down on performance-enhancing supplements is moving quickly through Congress, fueled by concerns that the use of such -like products is widespread in professional sports and might be expanding to school and other amateur athletics.
A measure (HR 3866) that would broaden the federal classification of anabolic easily made it through the House Judiciary Committee the week of March 29, beginning with the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, which approved the bill by voice vote March 30.
A day later, the full committee approved it, also by voice vote. The measure could be on the House floor as early as the week of April 19.
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Bills: HR 3866, S 2195 — To expand the list of banned anabolic ..
Latest Action: House Judiciary Committee approved HR 3866 by voice vote March 31, following approval by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security by voice vote March 30.
Next Likely Action: House passage, as early as the week of April 19.
Reference: National Drug Control Office, CQ Weekly, p. 1760.
Interest in the legislation is fueled by highly publicized incidents involving the use of supplements by professional sports figures, particularly Major League Baseball players. Tests of players during the 2003 season indicated that up to 7 percent were positive for . Some critics of supplements say the incidence might be much higher.
Mark McGwire, who six years ago broke the record for home runs in a season, has acknowledged using androstenedione, a -like supplement known more commonly as "andro." The Food and Drug Administration barred the supplement from sale in the United States on March 11.
Bill supporters say the intent of the legislation is to keep such products out of the hands of high school athletes and other amateurs.
"The use of these drugs is glamorized by professional athletics," said Judiciary Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., R-Wis. "The message that adolescents receive is that the use of performance-enhancing drugs is necessary to compete and should be used regardless of the health effects."
Current law (PL 101-647) bans any use of 27 different types of anabolic . But since that law was enacted in 1990, bill supporters say, scores of new performance-enhancing supplements have been brought to market, including precursors that are generally converted into testosterone by the body.
Such precursors mimic the benefits of anabolic and have been found to be as dangerous as themselves, said Democratic Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan.
The bill would include in its definition of banned any supplement that is "chemically and pharmacologically related to testosterone," including products made with any of more than 50 specific substances, such as androstenedione.
The House measure also includes language that would double the permitted fine for selling or intending to distribute an anabolic
A companion Senate bill (S 2195) is expected to be considered by the Judiciary Committee in coming weeks. The Senate measure does not include the sports facility provision.