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HR 4038 104th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Cocaine Crack (Drug) Criminal procedure Drug abuse Narcotic traffic Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines

To approve a previously disapproved amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines relating to criminal sentences for cocaine offenses.

Introduced: September 9, 1996 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Oct 4, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Sep 9, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 9, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Approves amendment number 5 of the "Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines, Policy Statements, and Official Commentary," submitted by the United States Sentencing Commission to the Congress on May 1, 1995 (a previously disapproved amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines relating to equalization of crack and cocaine powder quantities for trafficking and possession offenses).

What's happening now October 4, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4038: To approve a previously disapproved amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines relating to criminal sentences for cocaine offenses.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4038/
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"H.R. 4038: To approve a previously disapproved amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines relating to criminal sentences for cocaine offenses.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4038/.
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H.R. 4038, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4038/.
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