US Congress House Bill 3088 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on September 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-10-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2013 - Requires the Attorney General's prior written approval for a federal prosecution of an offense under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA), or for any conspiracy to commit such an offense, where the offense involves the illegal distribution or possession of a controlled substance in an amount less than that specified as a minimum for an offense under CSA or, in the case of any substance containing cocaine or cocaine base, in an amount less than 500 grams. Modifies CSA and CSIEA to delete specified mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment.

Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2013

Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-10-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2013-09-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-09-12	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-09-12	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2013-09-12	House	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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3088/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3088/BILLS-113hr3088ih.pdf