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HR 41 105th Congress House

Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1997

Official title: To provide a sentence of death for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances.

Introduced: February 4, 1997 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Capital punishmentDrug abuseDrug trafficForeign Trade and International Finance
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ImportsLife imprisonmentRecidivistsSentences (Criminal procedure)Smuggling
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jan 22, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Judiciary
Jan 7, 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.
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 28, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1997 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to direct the court to sentence a person convicted of bringing into the United States a proscribed quantity of a mixture or substance containing a controlled substance in an amount the Attorney General has determined is equal to 100 usual dosage amounts to life imprisonment without possibility of release (or, if the defendant has violated such provision on more than one occasion and if certain requirements under the Federal criminal code are met, to death). Makes conforming amendments to the code.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 11, 1997
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 4, 1997
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 4, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 41: Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-41/
MLA
"H.R. 41: Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-41/.
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H.R. 41, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-41/.
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