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HR 1264 104th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crack (Drug) Drug abuse Foreign Trade and International Finance Import restrictions Narcotic traffic Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines

Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 1995

Introduced: March 16, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Apr 10, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 16, 1995
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Mar 16, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 1995 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate specified mandatory minimum penalties relating to the trafficking in, and possession, importation, or distribution of, crack cocaine.

What's happening now April 24, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 18, 1995
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 24, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1264: Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1264/
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"H.R. 1264: Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1264/.
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H.R. 1264, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1264/.
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