Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act

Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act

Other short titles	Jones-Miller Act
Long title	An Act to amend the Act entitled "An Act to prohibit the importation and use of opium for other than medicinal purposes," approved February 9, 1909, as amended.
Acronyms (colloquial)	NDIEA
Nicknames	Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act Amendment
Enacted by	the 67th United States Congress
Effective	May 26, 1922
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 67–227
Statutes at Large	42 Stat. 596
Codification
Acts amended	Smoking Opium Exclusion Act of 1909
Titles amended	21 U.S.C.: Food and Drugs
U.S.C. sections created	21 U.S.C. ch. 6 § 171 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 2193 by Wesley Livsey Jones (R–WA) on March 27, 1922 Committee consideration by House Ways and Means, Senate Finance Passed the House on May 4, 1922 (passed) Passed the Senate on May 12, 1922 (passed) with amendment House agreed to Senate amendment on May 16, 1922 (agreed) Signed into law by President Warren G. Harding on May 26, 1922

The Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act was a 1922^[1] act of the 67th United States Congress. Sponsored by Sen. Wesley L. Jones (R) of Washington and Rep. John F. Miller (R) of Washington. It is also often referred to as the Jones-Miller Act.^[2]