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S. 1951 (97th)

Controlled Substances Amendments Act of 1981

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Introduced

14 December 1981

Last action

6 May 1982 · Committee

Status

Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of Attorney General.

Sponsors

Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Rudman, Warren [R-NH], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA]

Subjects

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10 August 2026

Summary

Controlled Substances Amendments Act of 1981 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to eliminate the distinction between penalties for dealing in narcotic and nonnarcotic drugs listed in schedules I and II.

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Timeline

  1. 14 December 1981

    Introduced

    Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 December 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 December 1981

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the Attorney General.

    Source: Committee

  4. 22 December 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism.

    Source: Committee

  5. 6 May 1982

    Committee

    Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of Attorney General.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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