Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 information
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
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
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
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]
^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....
and 27 Related for: Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 information
originally authorized by the Organized CrimeControlActof 1970 and later amended by the ComprehensiveCrimeControlActof1984. The amended issues included bail...
The Sentencing Reform Act, part of the ComprehensiveCrimeControlActof1984, was a U.S. federal statute intended to increase consistency in United States...
Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory may enact laws for the territory. The ComprehensiveCrimeControlActof1984 (enacted 12 October 1984) covers...
played a key role in passing the ComprehensiveCrimeControlActof1984, which was controversial for several "tough-on-crime" provisions. He later expressed...
On the federal level, Congress abolished parole in the ComprehensiveCrimeControlActof1984 (Pub. L. No. 98-473 § 218(a)(5), 98 Stat. 1837, 2027 [repealing...
Classic Car Club of America correlation consistent Composite Approach Canyon Creek Christian Academy ComprehensiveCrimeControlActof1984 This disambiguation...
of Drug Policy. Retrieved April 24, 2024. Thurmond, Strom (September 25, 1984). "S.1762 – 98th Congress (1983–1984): ComprehensiveCrimeControlAct of...
included with the ComprehensiveCrimeControlActof1984 sponsored by the Reagan Administration and enhanced the penalties for possession of firearms under...
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. SAM 27000 is part of a comprehensive display about presidential travel that also includes a Sikorsky VH-3...
created by the Sentencing Reform Act provisions of the ComprehensiveCrimeControlActof1984. The constitutionality of the commission was challenged as...
completed in 1992. President Reagan signed the Federal Triangle Development Act into law on August 22, 1987. Preliminary design specifications required that...
hours of Thurmond unveiling it. Thurmond referred to the measure as a "big step toward controlling the number one threat to organized society – crime." In...
Abuse Act (CFAA) was enacted in 1986 as an amendment to an existing computer fraud law (18 U.S.C. § 1030), which was part of the ComprehensiveCrime Control...
of liquidated seized assets from asset forfeiture are shared between state and federal law enforcement authorities. The ComprehensiveCrimeControl Act...
appeared on television as a spokesman for the hijackers. The ComprehensiveCrimeControlActof1984 created a new section in the U.S. Criminal Code for hostage...
Techno act Moskwa TV sampled the same phrase in the "bombing mix" of their 1985 dance track, "Tekno Talk". A snippet of Reagan saying "out ofcontrol" was...
and led the effort to pass the Violent CrimeControl and Law Enforcement Act and the Violence Against Women Act. He also oversaw six U.S. Supreme Court...
turning point in forfeiture activity was the passage of the ComprehensiveCrimeControlActof1984. This law permitted local and federal law enforcement...
force on November 11, 1990. 1990 The Anabolic Steroids Act, passed as part of the CrimeControlActof 1990, which placed anabolic steroids into Schedule...
drug abuse and prosecute offenders. Reagan signed the ComprehensiveCrimeControlActof1984, which established mandatory minimum sentences and expanded...
opponent in 1984. (Cunningham had switched parties in 1990.) In early 1990, Thurmond sponsored a crime bill concurrent with another measure of the same intent...
Global Information