A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide the death penalty for engaging in a continuing criminal drug enterprise involving a large quantity of drugs.

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Introduced

21 November 1989

Last action

21 November 1989 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID], Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA], Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]

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Summary

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow the imposition of the death penalty, when the crime does not involve killing, upon individuals found to be principal organizers of a continuing criminal enterprise involving the manufacture or distribution of large quantities of illicit drugs or if the criminal enterprise receives $10,000,000 from illicit drug operations. (Current law provides for mandatory life imprisonment.) Changes minimum sentences for crimes involving the killing of law enforcement officers. Amends procedures, guidelines, and aggravating and mitigating factors relating to the imposition of the death penalty.

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Timeline

21 November 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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21 November 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/1955
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