Controlled Substances Amendments Act of 1983

Summary

Controlled Substances Amendments Act of 1983 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase penalties for illegal distribution (including subsequent offenses) of schedules I and II nonnarcotic drugs (to make them the same as penalties that apply to narcotic drugs).

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Timeline

1. 6 April 1983

   Committee

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

   Source: Committee

2. 6 April 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 April 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 8 April 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.

   Source: Committee

5. 24 June 1983

   Committee

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

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 6 April 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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