HR 2456
109th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative procedure
Crack (Drug)
Drug abuse
Drug traffic
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Import restrictions
Law
Mandatory sentences
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Sentencing guidelines
Smuggling
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2005
Introduced: May 18, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 3, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
May 18, 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.
May 18, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2005 - 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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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