HCONRES 397
99th Congress
House
A concurrent resolution to urge the creation of a Washington Area Metropolitan Drug Authority.
Government Operations and Politics
Crime and Law EnforcementCrime preventionDistrict of ColumbiaDrugs and narcotics
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Interstate compactsMarylandNarcotic trafficNarcotics and crimeProsecutionStatesVirginia
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Sep 29, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Sep 25, 1986
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Sep 25, 1986
Introduced in House
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Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that there should be established, through a voluntary interstate compact in cooperation with the Federal Government, a Washington Area Metropolitan Drug Authority, including the District of Columbia and specified cities and counties in Virginia and Maryland, to bring about changes in drug enforcement in the Washington metropolitan area.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 397: A concurrent resolution to urge the creation of a Washington Area Metropolitan Drug Authority.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-397/
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