PLANT Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 20, 2013)
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend and review the Federal Sentencing Guidelines to provide for a penalty enhancement of not less than one offense level for manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance or a counterfeit substance while on federal property or intentionally trespassing on the property of another if such offense: (1) includes the use of a poison, chemical, or other hazardous substance to cultivate or manufacture controlled substances; (2) creates a hazard to humans, wildlife, or domestic animals; (3) degrades or harms the environment or natural resources; (4) pollutes an aquifer, spring, stream, river, or body of water; (5) involves the diversion, redirection, obstruction, or draining of an aquifer, spring, stream, river, or body of water or the clear cut of timber while cultivating or manufacturing a controlled substance; or (6) involves the possession of a firearm while cultivating or manufacturing controlled substances.
What just happenedDec 20, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9107-9108)
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateDec 20, 2013
- Dec 20, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9107-9108)
- Dec 20, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9107)
- Dec 20, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate