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HR 5112 99th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Cocaine Crime prevention Criminal procedure and sentencing Drugs and narcotics Narcotic traffic Narcotics and crime Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Crack and Cocaine Meaningful Penalties Act

Introduced: June 26, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 1986
See H.R.5484.
Jul 14, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 3, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Jun 26, 1986
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jun 26, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 26, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crack and Cocaine Meaningful Penalties Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to impose increased criminal penalties for dealing in: (1) one or more grams of base form of cocaine; and (2) 100 or more grams of other schedule I or II narcotic drugs. (Current law imposes such increased penalties on a kilogram or more of some schedule I or II narcotic drugs.)

What's happening now October 27, 1986

See H.R.5484.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5484 Related bill Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
  • S 2580 Identical bill Crack and Cocaine Meaningful Penalties Act
 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 26, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5112: Crack and Cocaine Meaningful Penalties Act. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5112/
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"H.R. 5112: Crack and Cocaine Meaningful Penalties Act." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5112/.
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