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S.2156: Equal Enforcement of Cocaine Laws Act
About This Bill
- Introduced June 22, 2021
- Latest Major Action June 22, 2021
Bill Sponsor
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - June 22, 2021
Bill Summary
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)...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| June 22, 2021 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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| June 22, 2021 |
Introduced in the Senate by Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) |