A bill to amend Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act to include cocaine freebase.

Summary

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to include cocaine freebase as a schedule I substance. Establishes criminal penalties of up to 20 years in prison, or up to a $250,000 fine, or both, for manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing cocaine freebase.

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Timeline

1. 17 June 1986

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 June 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 17 June 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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