A bill to tighten the conditions of release on bail for drug offenders.
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 11, 1981)
Amends the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 to require a judicial officer, in setting conditions for pretrial release for any person charged with certain narcotics offenses, to consider which conditions will reasonably assure the safety of the community, the personal safety of persons in the community, and the prevention of similar offenses by such person.
Requires a judicial officer to deny release to any person charged with a narcotics offense who: (1) has previously been convicted of a felony narcotics offense under Federal, State, or foreign law; (2) is on parole, probation, or other conditional release for a felony offense under Federal or State law; (3) is an illegal alien; (4) was arrested in possession of a false passport; or (5) has been convicted of being a fugitive from justice.
Requires the Government to provide clear and convincing evidence that the person charged falls within any such category and to establish that there is substantial probability that the person committed the offense .
Permits the judicial officer to grant release to a person who has not been previously convicted of a felony narcotics offense upon a finding of special mitigating factors.
Requires that the case of a person who is denied release be placed on an expedited calendar.
What just happenedJun 15, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Who’s behind it
- Jun 15, 1981CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime Subcommittee - Jun 12, 1981CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jun 11, 1981IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 11, 1981IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 11, 1981IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 11, 1981IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House