HR 4170 · 104th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1996

Introduced 1996-09-25· Sponsored by Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.(1996-10-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Drug Importer Death Penalty Act of 1996 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to direct the court to sentence a person convicted of bringing into the United States a proscribed quantity of a mixture or substance containing a controlled substance in an amount the Attorney General has determined is equal to 100 usual dosage amounts to life imprisonment without possibility of release (or, if the defendant has violated such provision on more than one occasion and if certain requirements under the Federal criminal code are met, to death). Makes conforming amendments to the code.…

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Cosponsors (20)

1 Democrat19 Republicans