1984 United States law reforming federal criminal statutes and procedures
Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 |
Other short titles | - Acquisition of Foreign Evidence Improvements Act
- Bail Reform Act of 1984
- Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1984
- Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1984
- Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984
- Livestock Fraud Protection Act
- Pharmacy Protection and Violent Offender Control Act of 1984
- Sentencing Reform Act of 1984
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Long title | An Act entitled the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | CCCA |
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Nicknames | Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1983 |
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Enacted by | the 98th United States Congress |
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Effective | October 12, 1984 |
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Public law | 98-473 |
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Statutes at Large | 98 Stat. 1837 aka 98 Stat. 1976 |
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Titles amended | 18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure |
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U.S.C. sections amended | 18 U.S.C. ch. 1 § 1 et seq. |
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- Introduced in the House as H.J.Res. 648 by Jamie L. Whitten (D-MS) on September 17, 1984
- Committee consideration by House Appropriations
- Passed the House on September 25, 1984 (316-91)
- Passed the Senate on October 4, 1984 (passed voice vote)
- Reported by the joint conference committee on October 10, 1984; agreed to by the House on October 10, 1984 (252-60) and by the Senate on October 11, 1984 (78-11)
- Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 12, 1984
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The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 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:
- Armed Career Criminal Act
- Sentencing Reform Act which created the United States Sentencing Commission, intended to standardize sentencing
- extension of the Secret Service's jurisdiction over credit card fraud and computer fraud
- increased federal penalties for cultivation, possession, or transfer of marijuana
- a new section in the criminal code for hostage taking
- abolished parole for federal prisoners convicted after November 1, 1987[5]
- made several new offenses federal crimes, including arson, murder-for-hire, trademark violations, credit card fraud, and computer crime[6]
- Stipulations about using civil forfeiture to seize assets of organized crime, establishing "equitable sharing."[7]