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Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007

Introduced: December 13, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Dec 13, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 13, 2007
Introduced in House
Dec 13, 2007
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.
Dec 13, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H15446-15448)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase the amount of a controlled substance or mixture containing a cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine) required for the imposition of mandatory minimum prison terms for crack cocaine trafficking to eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.

Eliminates the five-year mandatory minimum prison term for first-time possession of crack cocaine.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend, if appropriate, its sentencing guidelines for trafficking in a controlled substance to reflect the use of a dangerous weapon or violence in such crime and the culpability and the role of the defendant in such crime, taking into account certain aggravating and mitigating factors.

Directs the Attorney General to make grants to improve drug treatment to offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to establish demonstration programs to reduce the use of alcohol and other drugs by substance abusers while incarcerated and until the completion of parole or court supervision.

Increases monetary penalties for drug trafficking and for the importation and exportation of controlled substances.

Authorizes appropriations to the Departments of Justice, the Treasury, and Homeland Security for FY2008-FY2009 for the prosecution of, and for supporting the prosecution of, high-level drug offenses.

What's happening now December 13, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 79 Related bill Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2007
  • HR 460 Related bill Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007
  • S 1383 Related bill Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007
  • S 1685 Related bill Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007
  • S 1711 Identical bill Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 11
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 3, 2008
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 27, 2008
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Green, Al
Texas · Dec 18, 2007
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 17, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 13, 2007
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 13, 2007
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Dec 13, 2007
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 13, 2007
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 13, 2007
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 13, 2007
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 13, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4545: Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4545/
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"H.R. 4545: Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4545/.
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