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HR 2348 109th Congress House Law Civil actions and liability Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Drug abuse Drug addiction Drug law enforcement Drug traffic Informers Liability (Law)

Drug Dealer Liability Act of 2005

Introduced: May 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 6, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 12, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drug Dealer Liability Act of 2005 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that any person who manufactures or distributes a controlled substance in a felony violation of such Act shall be liable in a civil action to any party harmed, directly or indirectly, by the use of that substance. Prohibits an individual user of a controlled substance from bringing or maintaining such an action unless the individual personally discloses to narcotics enforcement authorities all of the information known to that individual regarding all of his or her sources of illegal controlled substances.

What's happening now June 6, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 15, 2006
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 12, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 12, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2348: Drug Dealer Liability Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2348/
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"H.R. 2348: Drug Dealer Liability Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2348/.
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H.R. 2348, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2348/.
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