HR 7398
97th Congress
House
Health
Consumer protection
Cosmetics and personal care
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Destruction of property
Drug adulteration
Drug approvals
Drugs and narcotics
Food adulteration and inspection
Food and Food Industry
Product safety
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make unlawful the adulteration of any food, drug, or cosmetic carried out with knowledge that it is probable that the death or injury of a person will be caused by such adulteration.
Introduced: December 9, 1982
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Dec 9, 1982
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Dec 9, 1982
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to maliciously cause injury or death to any person by adulterating a food, drug or cosmetic product.
Provides for a prison term of up to 20 years if personal injury results, or up to life if death results.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1