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HR 2031 105th Congress House

Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 1997

Official title: To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses.

Introduced: June 24, 1997 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Crack (Drug)Drug abuseDrug trafficForeign Trade and International Finance
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Import restrictionsMandatory sentencesSentences (Criminal procedure)Sentencing guidelinesSmuggling
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jul 1, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jun 24, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Jun 24, 1997
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.
Jun 24, 1997
Referred to House Judiciary
Jun 24, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1312)
Jun 24, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 1, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 1997 - 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 24, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 24, 1997
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 24, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2031: Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2031/
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"H.R. 2031: Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2031/.
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H.R. 2031, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2031/.
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