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- H.R.41
H.R.41: Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1997
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
- Introduced Jan. 7, 1997
- Latest Major Action Jan. 28, 1997
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
38 (1 Democrat, 1 Independent, 37 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1997 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to direct the court to sentence a person convicted of bringing into the United States a proscribed quantity of a mixture or substance containing a controlled substance in an amount the Attorney General has determined is equal to 100 usual dosage amounts to life imprisonment without possibility of release (or, if the defendant has violated such...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Judiciary
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Referred to House Commerce
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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| Jan. 7, 1997 |
Introduced in the House by Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) |