Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act of 2005

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Bill Number

HR 1758

Introduced

Apr 21, 2005

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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Topics

Crime and Law Enforcement Drug abuse Drug traffic Mandatory sentences Probation

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Summary

Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act of 2005 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose an additional five years' imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal offense, of which an element is the distribution of a controlled substance and for which the maximum term of imprisonment equals or exceeds five years, within 500 feet of the place where such an offense was committed within the preceding 48 hours.

Prohibits: (1) the court from placing on probation or suspending the sentence of anyone convicted for such a violation; and (2) the term of imprisonment imposed from running concurrently with any other term of imprisonment.

Actions

May 13, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 10, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 21, 2005

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 21, 2005

Introduced in House

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