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HR 3220 101th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Drug paraphernalia Drugs and youth Executive reorganization Forfeiture Narcotic traffic

Drug Paraphernalia Control Act of 1989

Introduced: September 6, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sep 11, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Sep 6, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 6, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 6, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drug Paraphernalia Control Act of 1989 - Establishes criminal penalties for the possession, sale, delivery, manufacture, or advertisement of drug paraphernalia.

Defines "drug paraphernalia" and sets forth guidelines for determining whether an object falls within such definition.

Provides for enhanced penalties for delivery of drug paraphernalia to a minor.

Includes drug paraphernalia within the civil forfeiture provisions of the Controlled Substances Act.

Directs the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to establish within the DEA a task force to monitor enforcement of this Act.

What's happening now October 6, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 25, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3220: Drug Paraphernalia Control Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3220/
MLA
"H.R. 3220: Drug Paraphernalia Control Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3220/.
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H.R. 3220, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3220/.
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