- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Dec 11, 2025
What it does
The PURE Act would amend the Controlled Substances Act to eliminate the requirement to prove the purity of methamphetamine in federal prosecutions, arguing that such testing is unnecessary given the near-universal high purity of methamphetamine today and places an undue burden on crime laboratories. It would modify sentencing thresholds by removing purity-based distinctions in mandatory minimum sentences for methamphetamine offenses and instead focus on the quantity of the substance involved, regardless of purity. The bill also directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and potentially strengthen sentencing guidelines for methamphetamine-related crimes to better reflect their societal…
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