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HR 4384 100th Congress House Environmental Protection Chemicals Crime and Law Enforcement Drugs and narcotics Narcotic traffic

Illegal Drug Laboratory Cleanup Act of 1988

Introduced: April 13, 1988 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
May 3, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
May 3, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 13, 1988
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Apr 13, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 13, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Illegal Drug Laboratory Cleanup Act of 1988 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) develop guidelines and provide counseling for law enforcement agencies in protecting the public and environment from illegal drug laboratories; and (2) conduct demonstration projects to clean up hazardous substances associated with illegal drug laboratories. Exempts law enforcement agencies from liability for removing substances from illegal drug laboratories, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct by such agencies. Subjects suppliers of chemicals to illegal drug laboratories to liability for damages and clean up costs caused by such chemicals, unless the supplier took reasonable steps to ensure that the chemicals were not being put to illegal use.

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to require the use of forfeiture proceeds for demonstration projects cleaning up hazardous substances associated with illegal drug laboratories.

What's happening now May 17, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 3, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4384: Illegal Drug Laboratory Cleanup Act of 1988. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4384/
MLA
"H.R. 4384: Illegal Drug Laboratory Cleanup Act of 1988." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4384/.
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H.R. 4384, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4384/.
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