US HB1459 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-1)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-21 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-21 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009- Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate: (1) increased and mandatory minimum penalties for drug offenses involving mixtures or substances which contain cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine); and (2) restrictions on judicial authority to grant probation or suspended sentences for certain cocaine offenses.
Title
Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009
Sponsors
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] |
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. James Moran [D-VA] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] |
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX] | Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL] |
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] | Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA] | Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2009-05-21 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | |
2009-04-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | |
2009-03-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | |
2009-03-12 | Referred to House Energy and Commerce | |
2009-03-12 | Referred to House Judiciary | |
2009-03-12 | 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. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3245 (Related) 2010-12-01 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.
Subjects
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Smuggling and trafficking
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Smuggling and trafficking
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1459/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1459/BILLS-111hr1459ih.pdf |