HR 313 109th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Drug abuse Drug law enforcement Drug traffic Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to law enforcement Government Operations and Politics Life imprisonment Mandatory sentences Methamphetamine Parole Probation Recidivists Sentences (Criminal procedure) State laws

Exile Meth Act

Introduced: January 25, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Mar 2, 2005

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

Jan 25, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 25, 2005

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Exile Meth Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a program that provides grants to qualified States for combating methamphetamine abuse, with a specific focus on the prosecution of repeat offenders; and (2) distribute such grants to two States. Defines as "qualified" a State that: (1) had more than 200 methamphetamine lab seizures in 2004; and (2) has a law that provides that a person who possesses or distributes five grams or more of methamphetamine, or 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, qualifies for a mandatory minimum sentence, without the possibility of probation or parole, of five to 40 years for a first offense, ten years to life for a second offense, and life for a third offense.

What's happening now March 2, 2005

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

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