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A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide a criminal penalty for robbery of a controlled substance.

Introduced: February 3, 1983 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
Apr 7, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 9, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb 3, 1983
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Feb 3, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for taking or attempting to take property by force, violence, or intimidation from either a pharmacy or a person registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Increases the penalties if any person's life is endangered by use of a dangerous weapon or if any person is assaulted or killed during the commission of such offense.

Directs the Attorney General to report to Congress on the enforcement of this Act.

What's happening now April 7, 1983

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 21, 1983
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 2, 1983
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 17, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1255: A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide a criminal penalty for robbery of a controlled substance.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1255/
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"H.R. 1255: A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide a criminal penalty for robbery of a controlled substance.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1255/.
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H.R. 1255, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1255/.
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