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HR 5231 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Jurisdiction and venue

Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2010

Introduced: May 6, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 6, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 6, 2010
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 6, 2010
Referred to House Judiciary
May 6, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2010 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that anyone who enters into a conspiracy within the United States to possess or traffic in controlled substances outside the United States, or aids or abets such offenses, shall be subject to the same penalties for conspiracy as if the criminal acts resulting from such conspiracy took place within the United States.

What's happening now June 15, 2010

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3218 Identical bill Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 6, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5231: Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5231/
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"H.R. 5231: Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5231/.
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H.R. 5231, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5231/.
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