Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011
Latest action · Dec 14, 2011 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 18, 2011
- Passed HouseDec 13, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that anyone within the United States who enters into a conspiracy to possess or traffic in controlled substances outside the United States, or who aids or abets others in such conduct, shall be subject to the same penalties that would apply to such conduct if it were to occur within the United States. Excludes simple possession of a controlled substance from the application of this Act.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 18, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jan 18, 2011 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 18, 2011Markup Oct 6, 2011Reported Dec 12, 2011 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2011 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 18, 2011Discharged Dec 12, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 1, 2011 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 14, 2011 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2011Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Dec 13, 2011Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 13, 2011Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8831-8834)
- Dec 13, 2011DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 313.
- Dec 13, 2011Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8831)
- Dec 13, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 12, 2011Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-324, Part I.
- Dec 12, 2011Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- Dec 12, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222.
- Oct 6, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 6, 2011Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 7.
- Feb 7, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Feb 1, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 18, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 18, 2011Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8831–H8834Text printed H8831 | Adam B. Schiff D-CA, Lamar Smith R-TX, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Steve Cohen D-TN | Dec 13, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 22, 2011H.R. 313, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 6, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H256.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-14 | THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: REDUCING FEDERAL TRAVEL & CONFERENCE SPENDING53 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Feb 27, 2013 |
| S. Hrg. 112-124 | VARIOUS NATIONAL PARKS BILLS90 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 11, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1672 | Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011 | Related bill | Oct 6, 2011 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that persons who enter into a conspiracy within the United States to possess or traffic illegal controlled substances outside the United States, or engage in conduct within the United States to aid or abet drug trafficking outside the United States, may be criminally prosecuted in the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2011Referred in Senate
- Dec 13, 2011Engrossed in House
- Dec 12, 2011Reported in House
- Jan 18, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
