Bill99th CongressFiled Sep 18, 1986Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 5556
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to impose the death penalty or life imprisonment for violations involving 10 or more kilograms of certain controlled substances.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 18, 1986)
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the imposition of the death penalty or a sentence of life imprisonment for certain violations involving ten or more kilograms of heroin, cocaine (including cocaine freebase), phencyclidine, or a controlled substance analogue.
What just happenedSep 25, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17](D-OH)Sponsor
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- Sep 25, 1986CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Sep 23, 1986CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Criminal Justice Subcommittee - Sep 18, 1986IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Sep 18, 1986IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Sep 18, 1986IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 1986IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House