United States · Bill · S
S. 20 (97th)
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit the robbery of a controlled substance from a pharmacy.
Introduced
5 January 1981
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Status
Subcommittee on Criminal Law. Hearings held.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for whoever robs, by force and violence or intimidation, a licensed pharmacy which is regularly engaged in retail dispensing of prescription drugs or devices in interstate commerce, if such robbery is part of a pattern of robberies in the locality. Defines "property" as a controlled substance, as defined in the Controlled Substances Act, whose value exceeds $500.
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1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 January 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/20
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/20