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This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Hillary J. Farias Date Rape Prevention Drug Act (HR 2130) passes the full House Commerce Committee by voice vote Aug. 5. The bill, which would classify both gamma butyrolactone and gamma hydroxybutyric acid as controlled substances, passed the Commerce/Health Subcommittee July 27 (1"The Tan Sheet" Aug. 2, p. 4). The bill should reach the House floor in the weeks following Labor Day. Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.) introduced companion legislation (S 1561) Aug. 5, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee