H.R. 460 - Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Charles Rangel
- Summary:
- This bill eliminates certain mandatory sentencing minimums for possession, use, and trade of crack-cocaine. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007
H.R. 460 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- This bill eliminates certain mandatory sentencing minimums for possession, use, and trade of crack-cocaine. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses.
- Other Titles
- Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Charles Rangel
- Co-Sponsors
- Gwen Moore
- Bob Filner
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- Dennis Kucinich
- Raul Grijalva
- Yvette Clarke
- Gregory Meeks
- Alcee Hastings
- Michael Capuano
- Edolphus Towns
- James McDermott
- Donald Payne
- Zoe Lofgren
- Ronald Paul
- Henry Johnson
- Barbara Lee
- José Serrano
- William Clay
- Steve Cohen
- Robert Brady
- Elijah Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- Albert Wynn
- George Miller
- Subjects
- Criminal justice
- Administrative procedure
- Crack (Drug)
- Drug abuse
- Drug traffic
- Executive departments
- Import restrictions
- Law
- Mandatory sentences
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Sentencing guidelines
- Smuggling
- Trade
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Related Bills
- H.R. 79 (110th) : Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2007
- H.R. 4545 (110th) : Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
- H.R. 5035 (110th) : Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2008
- S. 1383 (110th) : Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007
- S. 1685 (110th) : Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007
- S. 1711 (110th) : Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/12/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 1/12/2007 1/12/2007 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. 1/12/2007 Referred to House Judiciary 1/12/2007 Referred to House Energy and Commerce 2/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 2/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 6/06/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1208) Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to House members from interest groups that…
supported this bill
| Human Rights | $18,500 |
| $18,500 |
opposed this bill
| Civil servant/public employee | $1,975,398 |
| $1,975,398 |
Interest groups that opposed this bill gave 107 times as much as interest groups that supported this bill
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
