Meth bill vote pledged
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Senate leadership has agreed to vote in January or early February on legislation that would put OTC cough/cold products containing pseudoephedrine behind the counter, according to Combat Meth Act cosponsor Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). A version of the bill was attached to the Patriot Act reauthorization conference report but was left behind when the Senate reached a compromise Dec. 22 to extend Patriot by five weeks without the report. Feinstein is considering seeking another vehicle or attempting to pass the meth Act as a stand-alone bill; however, according to her office, the bill likely will resurface as an amendment to the Patriot Act, which will require reauthorization prior to Feb. 3...
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