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Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007

Introduced: January 12, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 6, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1208)
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 12, 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.
Jan 12, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007 - 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 June 6, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1208)

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 79 Related bill Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2007
  • HR 4545 Related bill Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
  • HR 5035 Related bill Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2008
  • S 1383 Related bill Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007
  • S 1685 Related bill Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007
  • S 1711 Related bill Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 4, 2008
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 9, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 30, 2007
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 20, 2007
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 13, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 29, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 460: Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-460/
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"H.R. 460: Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-460/.
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H.R. 460, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-460/.
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