United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5556 (99th)
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to impose the death penalty or life imprisonment for violations involving 10 or more kilograms of certain controlled substances.
Introduced
18 September 1986
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
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3 June 2026
Summary
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the imposition of the death penalty or a sentence of life imprisonment for certain violations involving ten or more kilograms of heroin, cocaine (including cocaine freebase), phencyclidine, or a controlled substance analogue.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 September 1986
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/5556
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hr/5556