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- Senate Introduced Oct 15, 2009
- Senate Passed Mar 17, 2010
- House Passed Jul 28, 2010
- President To the President Jul 29, 2010
- President Signed Aug 3, 2010
- Law Aug 3, 2010
Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to: (1) increase the amount of a controlled substance or mixture containing a cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine) required for the imposition of mandatory minimum prison terms for trafficking; and (2) increase monetary penalties for drug…
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Aug 3, 2010
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 15, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to: (1) increase the amount of a controlled substance or mixture containing a cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine) required for the imposition of mandatory minimum prison terms for trafficking; and (2) increase monetary penalties for drug trafficking and for the importation and exportation of controlled substances.
Eliminates the five-year mandatory minimum prison term for first-time possession of crack cocaine.
Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to: (1) review and amend its sentencing guidelines to increase sentences for defendants convicted of using violence during a drug trafficking offense; (2) incorporate aggravating and mitigating factors in its guidelines for drug trafficking offenses; (3) promulgate guidelines, policy statements, or amendments required by this Act as soon as practicable, but not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act; and (4) study and report to Congress on the impact of changes in sentencing law under this Act.
Directs the Comptroller General, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to report to Congress analyzing the effectiveness of drug court programs under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
Also known as: Fair Sentencing Act of 2009
Latest action (Aug 3, 2010): Became Public Law No: 111-220.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 15, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Oct 15, 2009
- Senate Passed Mar 17, 2010
- House Passed Jul 28, 2010
- President To the President Jul 29, 2010
- President Signed Aug 3, 2010
- Law Aug 3, 2010
No recorded floor vote found.