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H.R. 1459 (111th): Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009
- Introduced:
- Mar 12, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee) in a previous session of Congress
- See Instead:
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H.R. 3245 (same title)
Reported by Committee — Jul 29, 2009
This bill was introduced on March 12, 2009, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.
Introduced
Mar 12, 2009
- Sponsor
- Robert “Bobby” Scott
Representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district
- Party
- Democrat
- Text
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- Last Updated
- Mar 12, 2009
- Length
- 4 pages
H.R. 5035 (110th)
was a previous version of this bill.
Referred to Committee
Last Action: Jan 17, 2008
H.R. 2242 (112th)
was a re-introduction of this bill in a later Congress.
Referred to Committee
Last Action: Jun 20, 2011
- Full Title
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes.
- Summary
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No summaries available.
- Cosponsors
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18 cosponsors (17D, 1R) (show)
- Committees
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↪ Health
↪ Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations
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- Primary Source
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- Notes
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
3/12/2009--Introduced.
Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009- Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate: (1) increased and mandatory minimum penalties for drug offenses involving mixtures or substances which contain cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine); and (2) restrictions on judicial authority to grant probation or suspended sentences for certain cocaine offenses.
House Republican Conference Summary
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