A bill to direct the Attorney General to develop a model statute for States to prohibit the establishment and use of freebase houses.

Summary

Directs the Attorney General to develop a model statute for States to prohibit the establishment and use of freebase houses (places where manufacturing, processing, distributing, purchasing, and using illegal drugs take place). Directs the Attorney General to report such statute to the appropriate committees of the Congress and to State and local law enforcement authorities. Defines "freebasing" as the conversion of cocaine crystals into a smokable base form of the drug.

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Timeline

1. 7 May 1986

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 May 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 May 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 May 1986

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 May 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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