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H.R. 1459 (111th): Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009

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To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes.

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Robert “Bobby” Scott

Sponsor. Representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 12, 2009
Length: 4 pages
Introduced:

Mar 12, 2009
111th Congress, 2009–2010

Status:
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on March 12, 2009, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

See Instead:

H.R. 3245 (same title)
Ordered Reported — Jul 29, 2009

History

Jan 17, 2008
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5035 (110th).
Mar 12, 2009
 
Introduced

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Jun 20, 2011
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2242 (112th).
Jun 13, 2013
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2372 (113th).
Mar 4, 2015
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1255 (114th).

H.R. 1459 (111th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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