Bill · S. 3430· Senate(119-S-3430)
PURE Act
- Introduced
- 12/11/2025
- Last activity
- 12/11/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- John Kennedy
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The PURE Act aims to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent unnecessary resource expenditures related to methamphetamine prosecutions. The bill seeks to adjust how purity is handled in legal proceedings because modern methamphetamine is now highly pure, making specific purity testing burdensome. It modifies requirements in section 401, 408, and 419a of the Controlled Substances Act. Additionally, the bill directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend sentencing guidelines for methamphetamine offenses. The goal is to ensure sentences are stringent enough to reflect the harm caused by these drugs.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this shorten or soften prison sentences?+5
The bill directs the Sentencing Commission to implement more stringent and targeted sentencing guidelines for methamphetamine offenses.
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?+3
The bill reduces government spending by removing the requirement to perform purity testing in methamphetamine prosecutions.
Does this change how police departments operate?+2
The bill streamlines the prosecution process by reducing laboratory resource burdens for law enforcement.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Reduction of laboratory burdens: The bill aims to reduce the burden on Federal and State crime laboratories and their technicians by removing the requirement to establish purity in prosecutions (Section 2, Finding 15).
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Efficient resource use: By adjusting laboratory requirements, the bill seeks to prevent a waste of resources caused by the current need to establish purity (Section 2, Finding 15).
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Enhanced sentencing for serious crimes: The bill directs the Sentencing Commission to consider enhancements for offenders whose crimes involve a large number of victims, patterns of violations, use of weapons, or result in death or injury (Section 4, subsection (b)(2)).
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Stringent deterrence: The bill directs that sentencing guidelines be sufficiently stringent to deter and reflect the harms caused to individuals, families, and communities (Section 4, subsection (b)(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly detailed within the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Criminal Sentencing Reform+5Improves Policing Reform+2
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending+3
- Healthcare
- Improves Opioid Crisis Response+2
- 12/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Ted CruzRepublican · Texas
Lindsey GrahamRepublican · South Carolina
Bill HagertyRepublican · Tennessee