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H.R. 231 (97th)
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for persons who obtain or attempt to obtain narcotics or other controlled substances from a retail pharmacy by force and violence, and for other purposes.
Introduced
5 January 1981
Last action
6 February 1981 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2], Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18], Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1], Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3], Rep. Bafalis, L. A. (Skip) [R-FL-10], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30]
Subjects
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Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish criminal penalties for: (1) breaking and entering a retail pharmacy with intent to steal a narcotic or other controlled substance; or (2) obtaining or attempting to obtain such drugs from a pharmacy by force or violence.
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Timeline
5 January 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 January 1981
Sponsors
- Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bafalis, L. A. (Skip) [R-FL-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/231
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/231
- us · 97-hr-231 · source updated 3 June 2026