H.R. 265: | Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009 |
111th Congress 2009-2010 |
To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.
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Full Text | Status: |  | Introduced | Jan 7, 2009 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments |  | Reported by Committee | ... | | House Vote | ... | | Senate Vote | ... | | Signed by President | ... |
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[Last Updated: Nov 13, 2009 11:48AM] | Last Action: | Feb 9, 2009:
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Jun 23, 2009 7:09 PM - if the bill is passed wen will an offenders sentenced be reduced or retroactived -
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Due to the overwhelming number of criminal offenders who would likely be affected by the Bill if it it in fact becomes a law, lawmakers may choose to apply the law prospectively to defendants sentenced after the law's passage. Why? The law would cause a glut of cases to be heard and re-heard and thereby cause a log-jam in the federal courts. |
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H.R. 265--111th Congress: Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009.
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