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H.R. 3245 · 111th Congress

Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009

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18 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Repeals provisions of the Controlled Substances Act that provide different criminal penalties for the manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing of cocaine and cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine), including the mandatory minimum five-year prison sentence for simple possessesion of cocaine base.

What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House without amendment, Part I · Dec 1, 2010

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Repeals provisions of the Controlled Substances Act that provide different criminal penalties for the manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing of cocaine and cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine), including the mandatory minimum five-year prison sentence for simple possessesion of cocaine base.

Repeals provisions of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act that provide different criminal penalties for the importing and exporting of cocaine and cocaine base.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009

Latest action (Dec 1, 2010): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 16, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.