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HR 313 112th 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 2011

Introduced: January 18, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 14, 2011
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 13, 2011
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 13, 2011
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8831)
Dec 13, 2011
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8831)
Dec 13, 2011
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 313.
Dec 13, 2011
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8831-8834)
Dec 13, 2011
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 12, 2011
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222.
Dec 12, 2011
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Dec 12, 2011
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-324, Part I.
Oct 6, 2011
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 7.
Oct 6, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 18, 2011
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.
Jan 18, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that anyone within the United States who enters into a conspiracy to possess or traffic in controlled substances outside the United States, or who aids or abets others in such conduct, shall be subject to the same penalties that would apply to such conduct if it were to occur within the United States. Excludes simple possession of a controlled substance from the application of this Act.

What's happening now December 14, 2011

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1672 Related bill Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 18, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 313: Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-313/
MLA
"H.R. 313: Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-313/.
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H.R. 313, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-313/.
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