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H.R. 41 (105th)

Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1997

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Introduced

7 January 1997

Last action

28 January 1997 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Sponsors

Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Hilleary, Van [R-TN-4], Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-13], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Watts, J. C., Jr. [R-OK-4], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Rep. Christensen, Jon [R-NE-2], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13], Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12]

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Summary

Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1997 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to direct the court to sentence a person convicted of bringing into the United States a proscribed quantity of a mixture or substance containing a controlled substance in an amount the Attorney General has determined is equal to 100 usual dosage amounts to life imprisonment without possibility of release (or, if the defendant has violated such provision on more than one occasion and if certain requirements under the Federal criminal code are met, to death). Makes conforming amendments to the code.

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Timeline

  1. 7 January 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to House Judiciary

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 January 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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. 7 January 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 January 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 22 January 1997

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  6. 28 January 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

    Source: Committee

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