HR 1978
107th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative procedure
Cocaine
Conspiracy
Crack (Drug)
Department of Justice
Drug abuse
Drug law enforcement
Drug traffic
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Mandatory sentences
Parole
Probation
Prosecution
Recidivists
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Smuggling
Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2001
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 30, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
May 23, 2001
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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.
May 23, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2001- Requires the Attorney General's prior written approval for a Federal prosecution of an offense under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA), or for any conspiracy to commit such an offense, where the offense involves the illegal distribution or possession of a controlled substance in an amount less than that specified as a minimum for an offense under CSA or, in the case of any substance containing cocaine or cocaine base, in an amount less than 500 grams.
Modifies CSA and CSIEA to delete specified mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Committees of jurisdiction
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