Meth bill vote pledged

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...