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HR 1241 106th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crack (Drug) Drug abuse Drug traffic Foreign Trade and International Finance Import restrictions Mandatory sentences Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines Smuggling

Elimination of the Crack Cocaine Disparate Sentencing Act of 1999

Introduced: March 23, 1999 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Apr 6, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Apr 1, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Mar 23, 1999
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 23, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Elimination of the Crack Cocaine Disparate Sentencing Act of 1999 - 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 6, 1999

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1241: Elimination of the Crack Cocaine Disparate Sentencing Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1241/
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"H.R. 1241: Elimination of the Crack Cocaine Disparate Sentencing Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1241/.
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H.R. 1241, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1241/.
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