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HR 1501 109th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Cocaine Crack (Drug) Drug abuse Drug traffic Sentences (Criminal procedure) Smuggling

Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2005

Introduced: April 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Apr 6, 2005
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Apr 6, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2005 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine, with regard to trafficking, possession, importation, and exportation of such substances, by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine.
What's happening now May 10, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 48 Identical bill Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 6, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1501: Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1501/
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"H.R. 1501: Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1501/.
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H.R. 1501, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1501/.
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