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S 1955 101th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide the death penalty for engaging in a continuing criminal drug enterprise involving a large quantity of drugs.

Introduced: November 21, 1989 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Capital punishmentHomicideLaw enforcement officersMurder
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 21, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 21, 1989
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 21, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow the imposition of the death penalty, when the crime does not involve killing, upon individuals found to be principal organizers of a continuing criminal enterprise involving the manufacture or distribution of large quantities of illicit drugs or if the criminal enterprise receives $10,000,000 from illicit drug operations. (Current law provides for mandatory life imprisonment.) Changes minimum sentences for crimes involving the killing of law enforcement officers. Amends procedures, guidelines, and aggravating and mitigating factors relating to the imposition of the death penalty.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 21, 1989
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Nov 21, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1955: A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide the death penalty for engaging in a continuing criminal drug enterprise involving a large quantity of drugs.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1955/
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"S. 1955: A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide the death penalty for engaging in a continuing criminal drug enterprise involving a large quantity of drugs.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1955/.
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S. 1955, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1955/.
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