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HR 3245 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Smuggling and trafficking

Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009

Introduced: January 15, 2010 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2010
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.
Dec 1, 2010
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Dec 1, 2010
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-670, Part I.
Jul 29, 2009
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 29, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 23, 2009
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jul 23, 2009
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 17, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 17, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Jul 16, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jul 16, 2009
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.
Jul 16, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Jul 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Repeals provisions of the Controlled Substances Act that provide different criminal penalties for the manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing of cocaine and cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine), including the mandatory minimum five-year prison sentence for simple possessesion of cocaine base.

Repeals provisions of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act that provide different criminal penalties for the importing and exporting of cocaine and cocaine base.

What's happening now December 1, 2010

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1459 Related bill Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 20
Driehaus, Steve
· Jan 15, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 16, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 29, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 28, 2009
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 6, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 25, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 10, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 27, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 27, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 23, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 16, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 16, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 16, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 16, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 16, 2009
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 16, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 16, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3245: Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3245/
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