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- H.R.1655
H.R.1655: HELP Act of 2019
About This Bill
- Introduced March 8, 2019
- Latest Major Action April 12, 2019
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
3 (All Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 8, 2019
Bill Summary
Help Ensure Lives are Protected Act of 2019 or the HELP Act of 2019 This bill establishes enhanced criminal penalties—life imprisonment or death—for certain drug offenses involving fentanyl that result in death or serious bodily injury.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| April 12, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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| March 9, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 8, 2019 |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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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| March 8, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) |