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Long title | An Act entitled the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. |
Acronyms (colloquial) | CCCA |
Nicknames | Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1983 |
Enacted by | the 98th United States Congress |
Effective | October 12, 1984 |
Citations | |
Public law | 98-473 |
Statutes at Large | 98 Stat. 1837 aka 98 Stat. 1976 |
Codification | |
Titles amended | 18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure |
U.S.C. sections amended | 18 U.S.C. ch. 1 § 1 et seq. |
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The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 ( Pub. L. 98–473, S. 1762, 98 Stat. 1976, enacted October 12, 1984) was the first comprehensive revision of the U.S. criminal code since the early 1900s. It was sponsored by Strom Thurmond (R-SC) in the Senate and by Hamilton Fish IV (R-NY) in the House, and was eventually incorporated into an appropriations bill that passed with a vote of 78–11 in the Senate and 252–60 in the House. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was then signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. Among its constituent parts and provisions were:
....Prosecutors and law enforcement officials insist the program, included in the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, is helping them fight the drug war. ... seizures hurt dealers where it counts--in the pocketbook....
Other short titles |
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Long title | An Act entitled the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. |
Acronyms (colloquial) | CCCA |
Nicknames | Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1983 |
Enacted by | the 98th United States Congress |
Effective | October 12, 1984 |
Citations | |
Public law | 98-473 |
Statutes at Large | 98 Stat. 1837 aka 98 Stat. 1976 |
Codification | |
Titles amended | 18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure |
U.S.C. sections amended | 18 U.S.C. ch. 1 § 1 et seq. |
Legislative history | |
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The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 ( Pub. L. 98–473, S. 1762, 98 Stat. 1976, enacted October 12, 1984) was the first comprehensive revision of the U.S. criminal code since the early 1900s. It was sponsored by Strom Thurmond (R-SC) in the Senate and by Hamilton Fish IV (R-NY) in the House, and was eventually incorporated into an appropriations bill that passed with a vote of 78–11 in the Senate and 252–60 in the House. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was then signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. Among its constituent parts and provisions were:
....Prosecutors and law enforcement officials insist the program, included in the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, is helping them fight the drug war. ... seizures hurt dealers where it counts--in the pocketbook....