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H.R. 4705 (97th)

A bill to amend chapter 207 of title 18 of the United States Code, to provide explicitly for consideration of the sources of bail money and the risk to the safety of the public and other persons in proceedings for the consideration of release of criminal defendants in drug related cases before trial under that chapter.

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Introduced

6 October 1981

Last action

14 October 1981 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

Sponsors

Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19], Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3], Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4], Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2], Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11], Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1], Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Mica, Daniel Andrew [D-FL-14], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Bafalis, L. A. (Skip) [R-FL-10], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Martin, James G. [R-NC-9], Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3], Rep. Fary, John G. [D-IL-5], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6], Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Coyne, James K. [R-PA-8], Rep. Anthony, Beryl, Jr. [D-AR-4], Rep. LeBoutillier, John [R-NY-6], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1], Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14], Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15], Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15], Rep. Napier, John L. [R-SC-6], Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5], Rep. Railsback, Thomas F. [R-IL-19], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Smith, Joseph F. [D-PA-3], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2]

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Summary

Amends the Bail Reform Act of 1966 to authorize a judicial officer when making a pretrial release determination to consider whether a person charged with possession or transfer of a controlled substance will pose a danger to any other person or the community. Requires the judicial officer to hold a hearing for such persons to determine whether surety resources have been obtained by noncriminal means.

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Timeline

  1. 6 October 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 October 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 October 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 October 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

    Source: Committee

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