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H.R. 4617 (105th)

Drug Elimination and Justice Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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

Education

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

  1. 24 September 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to House Judiciary

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 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

  3. 24 September 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 24 September 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 30 September 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 24 September 1998

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