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A bill to provide for the rescheduling of methaqualone into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, and for other purposes.

Public Law 98-329 · H.R. 4201 · 98th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 29, 1984 · Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Rep. James Rowland (D-GA-8)

Cosponsors (3): Rep. Lawrence Smith,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Transfers methaqualone from Schedule II (abuse potential, but with accepted U.S. medical use) to Schedule I (abuse potential, with no accepted U.S. medical use) of the Controlled Substances Act.

Makes such transfer effective no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act.

Prohibits new drug approval for methaqualone 30 days after such transfer.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Energy and Commerce Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Health and Environment Subcommittee
  • Judiciary Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.

  1. Jun 29, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-329.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jun 20, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Jun 15, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Apr 5, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. Apr 4, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. Mar 9, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  8. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. Dec 7, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  10. Nov 16, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
  12. Nov 10, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Energy and Commerce Committee
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Energy and Commerce Committee
  14. Oct 26, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Health and Environment Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Health and Environment Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
  16. Oct 25, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Health and Environment Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
  17. Oct 24, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
  18. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.