S. 2156 · 117th Congress
Equal Enforcement of Cocaine Laws Act
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This bill eliminates the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 22, 2021
Equal Enforcement of Cocaine Laws Act
This bill eliminates the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine.
Currently, different threshold quantities of crack cocaine and powder cocaine (e.g., 28 grams of crack cocaine and 500 grams of powder cocaine) trigger the same statutory criminal penalties.
Under the bill, the same threshold quantity of crack cocaine and powder cocaine (e.g., 28 grams) triggers the same statutory criminal penalties.
The change applies to future cases and cases pending on the date of enactment. However, the change does not apply retroactively.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Equal Enforcement of Cocaine Laws Act
Latest action (Jun 22, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 22, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.