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98th Congress
Senate
Health
Consumer protection
Cosmetics and personal care
Crime prevention
Criminal law
Destruction of property
Drug adulteration
Drug safety and regulation
Drugs and narcotics
Food adulteration and inspection
Food and Food Industry
Patents
Product safety
An act to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit certain tampering with consumer products, and for other purposes.
Introduced: January 27, 1983
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Everywhere this bill has been
18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 13, 1983
Became Public Law No: 98-127.
Oct 13, 1983
Signed by President.
Oct 3, 1983
Presented to President.
Oct 3, 1983
Measure Signed in Senate.
Sep 30, 1983
Senate agreed to House amendments. By Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 1983
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments. By Voice Vote.
Sep 29, 1983
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 29, 1983
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 29, 1983
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
May 9, 1983
Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
May 9, 1983
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
May 9, 1983
Considered by Senate.
May 2, 1983
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 109.
May 2, 1983
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 98-69.
Apr 12, 1983
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 4, 1983
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-182.
Jan 27, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 27, 1983
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Federal Anti-Tampering Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to maliciously cause or attempt to cause injury or death to any person, or injury to any business' reputation, by adulterating a food, drug, cosmetic or other product.
Provides for a prison term of up to 20 years and a fine of up to $20,000 if personal injury results, or a prison term of up to life if death results.
Establishes a separate offense, with similar penalties, for any person who willfully or maliciously conveys false information concerning an attempt at such adulteration, if injury, fear of injury or death results, or if a governmental or commercial recall occurs.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 98-127.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
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