A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for life imprisonment or the death penalty for certain drug trafficking offenses.
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 12, 1988)
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the imposition of the death penalty or a sentence of life imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension for certain violations involving cocaine, heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide, or phencyclidine.
Provides that the procedures applicable to the death penalty under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 shall apply to the death penalty for offenses under this Act.
What just happenedNov 18, 1988
See H.R.5210.
Who’s behind it
- Nov 18, 1988CommitteeH19100
See H.R.5210.
Judiciary Committee - May 24, 1988CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - May 19, 1988CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Criminal Justice Subcommittee - May 12, 1988IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - May 12, 1988IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - May 12, 1988IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 12, 1988IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House