H.R. 1758 · 109th Congress
Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act of 2005
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rob Andrews
- Introduced
- 2005-04-21
- Latest action
- 2005-05-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
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.