Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986

The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 was a law pertaining to the War on Drugs passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Among other things, it changed the system of federal supervised release from a rehabilitative system into a punitive system. The 1986 Act also prohibited controlled substance analogs. The bill enacted new mandatory minimum sentences for drugs, including marijuana.

Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
Other short titles
  • Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1986
  • Controlled Substance Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986
  • Federal Analog Act
Long titleAn Act to strengthen Federal efforts to encourage foreign cooperation in eradicating illicit drug crops and in halting international drug traffic, to improve enforcement of Federal drug laws and enhance interdiction of illicit drug shipments, to provide strong Federal leadership in establishing effective drug abuse prevention and education programs, to expand Federal support for drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation efforts, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 99th United States Congress
EffectiveOctober 27, 1986
Citations
Public law99-570
Statutes at Large100 Stat. 3207
Codification
Acts amendedAdministrative Procedure Act
Freedom of Information Act
Titles amended21 U.S.C.: Food and Drugs
U.S.C. sections amended
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 5484 by James C. Wright Jr. (D–TX) on September 8, 1986
  • Committee consideration by House Armed Services, House Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House Education and Labor, House Foreign Affairs, House Government Operations, House Energy and Commerce, House Interior and Insular Affairs, House Judiciary, House Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House Post Office and Civil Service, House Public Works and Transportation, House Ways and Means
  • Passed the House on September 11, 1986 (392-16)
  • Passed the Senate on September 30, 1986 (97-2, in lieu of S. 2878) with amendment
  • House agreed to Senate amendment on October 17, 1986 (unanimous consent) with further amendment
  • Senate agreed to House amendment on October 17, 1986 (voice vote)
  • Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 27, 1986
Major amendments
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
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