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: July 16, 2009
Introduced by:
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Democratic
· Virginia
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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
Plain-English summary
(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.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.