Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT INSTITUTING THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2001 REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6425, AS AMENDED
Date filed
August 7, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2092, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTING THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2001 REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6425, AS AMENDED | |
ABSTRACT : Rationale: Dangerous drugs and their abuse by increasing number of people specially the young are reaching epidemic proportions. The fight against drug addiction is hampered by the outdated law R.A. 6425 which is now inadequate. This bill was thoroughly discussed in the 11th Congress and in fact was approved by the House. However, due to lack of time this was not taken up in the Senate due to the impeachment proceedings. | |
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARA�ON, ALFREDO JR. G. | |
DATE FILED : 2001-08-07 | |
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
1. Nograles (013 ) | 2. Angping (029 ) |
3. Espino (035 ) | |
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
URGENT BILL? No | |
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
COMMITTEE ACTION: as per J.35; p.41 | |
MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 4433, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS DRUGS ON 2001-08-13 | |
SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY, APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Rationale: Dangerous drugs and their abuse by increasing number of people specially the young are reaching epidemic proportions. The fight against drug addiction is hampered by the outdated law R.A. 6425 which is now inadequate. This bill was thoroughly discussed in the 11th Congress and in fact was approved by the House. However, due to lack of time this was not taken up in the Senate due to the impeachment proceedings.
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