H.R. 555699th CongressHouse Bill

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the imposition of the death penalty or a sentence of life imprisonment for certain…

Official title: A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to impose the death penalty or life imprisonment for violations involving 10 or more kilograms of certain controlled substances.

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Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the imposition of the death penalty or a sentence of life imprisonment for certain violations involving ten or more kilograms of heroin, cocaine (including cocaine freebase), phencyclidine, or a controlled substance analogue.

Introduced Sep 18, 1986
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James Traficant

Democrat

U.S. Representative · OH-17

Introduced solo — no cosponsors joined.

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