A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to make it a crime to obtain controlled substances from a pharmacy by breaking and entering or other unlawful means involving force or violence or threats of force or violence.
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 22, 1983)
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish penalties for obtaining or attempting to obtain a controlled substance from a pharmacy unlawfully. Increases the penalties if any person's life is endangered by use of a dangerous weapon or if any person is assaulted, maimed or killed during the commission of such offense.
Requires that prosecutions under this Act be approved in writing by the Attorney General or a person to whom authority has been delegated by the Attorney General.
Requires the Department of Justice to include within its annual report to Congress information on the number of indictments returned and convictions obtained pursuant to this Act.
Directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation to include pharmacy robbery data in its annual Uniform Crime Report.
What just happenedMay 31, 1984
See S.422.
Who’s behind it
- May 31, 1984CommitteeH19100
See S.422.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 22, 1984CommitteeH21000
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Nov 29, 1983CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime Subcommittee - Nov 14, 1983IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary by Unanimous Consent.
Judiciary Committee - Sep 26, 1983CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Sep 22, 1983IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Sep 22, 1983IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 22, 1983IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House