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- H.R.3245
H.R.3245: Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
- Introduced July 16, 2009
- Latest Major Action Dec. 1, 2010
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
62 (61 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Judiciary
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Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-670, Part I.
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Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.
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| July 16, 2009 |
Introduced in the House by Robert C. Scott (D-Va.) |