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HR 332 105th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Cocaine Crack (Drug) Drug abuse Drug traffic Sentences (Criminal procedure) Smuggling

Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 1997

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jan 23, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Jan 7, 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.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Judiciary
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 1997 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to make prohibitions and penalties for the manufacture, distribution, sale, possession, importation, or exportation of crack cocaine applicable to the same amounts of powdered cocaine.

What's happening now January 28, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4