United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4617 (105th)
Drug Elimination and Justice Act
Introduced
24 September 1998
Last action
30 September 1998 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Sponsors
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Drug Elimination and Justice Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for grants for community learning centers for FY 1999 through 2004. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 through 2002 to: (1) the Drug Court Program Office of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to carry out a pilot program to establish a Federal drug court in each of ten cities in the United States that have increasing drug enforcement problems; and (2) DOJ for additional prosecutorial resources dedicated to drug enforcement in each of such cities. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations for FY 2000 through 2004 for the "Cops on the Beat" program, half of which shall be used for cooperative partnerships between schools and State and local police departments to provide for the use of police officers in schools. Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the minimum sentencing penalties for distributing, possessing with intent to distribute, or manufacturing a controlled substance within prescribed distances of a school or other specified facilities and to include public libraries among those facilities.
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Timeline
24 September 1998
Introduced
Referred to House Judiciary
Source: IntroReferral
24 September 1998
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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
24 September 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 September 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 September 1998
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 September 1998 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4617
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4617
- us · 105-hr-4617 · source updated 3 June 2026