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H.R. 404 (108th)

Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act of 2003

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

28 January 2003

Last action

6 March 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]

Subjects

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Source updated

18 August 2025

Summary

Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act of 2003 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose an additional five years' imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal offense, of which an element is the distribution of a controlled substance and for which the maximum term of imprisonment equals or exceeds five years, within 500 feet of the place where such an offense was committed within the preceding 48 hours. Prohibits: (1) the court from placing on probation or suspending the sentence of anyone convicted for such a violation; and (2) the term of imprisonment imposed from running concurrently with any other term of imprisonment.

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Timeline

  1. 28 January 2003

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 January 2003

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 January 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 28 January 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 3 February 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

    Source: Committee

  6. 6 March 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

    Source: Committee

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