Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009

HB 3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009

US Congress 111th Congress

Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009
HB-3245


About HB-3245

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.

  

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Introduced 11/26/2010

Introduced 12/03/2010

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History

Reported By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-670, Part I.

12/01/2010

Committee On Energy And Commerce Discharged.

12/01/2010

Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.

12/01/2010

Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held.

07/29/2009

Ordered To Be Reported By Voice Vote.

07/29/2009

Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held.

07/23/2009

Forwarded By Subcommittee To Full Committee By Voice Vote .

07/23/2009

Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security.

07/22/2009

Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade And Consumer Protection.

07/17/2009

Referred To The Subcommittee On Health.

07/17/2009

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.

07/16/2009

Referred To House Judiciary

07/16/2009

Referred To House Energy And Commerce

07/16/2009