HR 5557 · 99th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to impose the death penalty or life imprisonment for murder in the course of a controlled substances related pattern of racketeering activity and for murder of a law enforcement officer in the course of a controlled substances violation.

Introduced 1986-09-18· Sponsored by Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: See H.R.5484.(1986-10-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a sentence of death or life imprisonment for any person 18 years of age or older who: (1) commits a murder in the course of a controlled substances-related pattern of racketeering activity; or (2) murders a law enforcement officer in the course of a controlled substances violation.…

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