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HR 2363 105th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Drug abuse Drug traffic Fines (Penalties) Life imprisonment Mandatory sentences Methamphetamine

Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act of 1997

Introduced: July 31, 1997 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 8, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Aug 8, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jul 31, 1997
Introduced in House
Jul 31, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Jul 31, 1997
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 31, 1997
Referred to House Judiciary
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act of 1997 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) repeal provisions prescribing penalties for violations involving specified quantities of methamphetamine; and (2) provide for a fine of up to $8 million (for an individual) or $20 million (if other than an individual) and a mandatory life penalty (unless the death penalty is imposed) for manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing (or possessing with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense) methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of its isomers.

What's happening now August 8, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 9, 1997
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 31, 1997
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 31, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2363: Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2363/
MLA
"H.R. 2363: Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2363/.
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H.R. 2363, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2363/.
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