S 20 · 97th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit the robbery of a controlled substance from a pharmacy.
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Subcommittee on Criminal Law. Hearings held.(1982-06-17)
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Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for whoever robs, by force and violence or intimidation, a licensed pharmacy which is regularly engaged in retail dispensing of prescription drugs or devices in interstate commerce, if such robbery is part of a pattern of robberies in the locality. Defines "property" as a controlled substance, as defined in the Controlled Substances Act, whose value exceeds $500.…
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Cosponsors (13)
9 Democrats4 Republicans