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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 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 Public law
98-473
Statutes at Large 98
Stat.
1837 aka 98 Stat. 1976 Titles amended
18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure U.S.C. sections amended
18 U.S.C.
ch. 1 § 1 et seq. Introduced in the House as
H.J.Res. 648 by
Jamie L. Whitten (
D -
MS ) on September 17, 1984Committee 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
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]
References
^ Thurmond, Strom (1984-09-25).
"S.1762 - 98th Congress (1983-1984): Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984" . www.congress.gov . Retrieved 2020-10-17 .
^ Fish, Hamilton (1984-09-25).
"H.R.5963 - 98th Congress (1983-1984): Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984" . www.congress.gov . Retrieved 2020-10-17 .
^ Whitten, Jamie L. (1984-10-12).
"Actions - H.J.Res.648 - 98th Congress (1983-1984): A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes" . www.congress.gov . Retrieved 2020-10-17 .
^ Whitten, Jamie L. (1984-10-12).
"H.J.Res.648 - 98th Congress (1983-1984): A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes" . www.congress.gov . Retrieved 2020-10-17 .
^
"History of the Federal Parole System" (PDF) .
^ Werner, Leslie Maitland (16 November 1984).
"Justice Department; Getting Out the Word on the New Crime Act" . The New York Times .
^ JOHN ENDERS (ASSOCIATED PRESS) (April 18, 1993).
"Forfeiture Law Casts a Shadow on Presumption of Innocence : Legal system: Government uses the statute to seize money and property believed to be linked to narcotics trafficking. But critics say it short-circuits the Constitution" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 11, 2014 . ....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....