United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4599 (105th)
Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act of 1998
Introduced
18 September 1998
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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Summary
Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act of 1998 - 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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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 September 1998
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Introduced in House · EN · 18 September 1998
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 September 1998
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4599
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4599