S. 1711 - Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
Criminal justice.
- Sponsor:
- Joseph Biden
- Summary:
- A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
S. 1711 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.
- Other Titles
- Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Joseph Biden
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Criminal justice
- Administrative procedure
- Alcoholism
- Budgets
- Cocaine
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crack (Drug)
- Criminal liability
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse prevention
- Drug abuse treatment
- Drug law enforcement
- Drug traffic
- Executive departments
- Exports
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Fines (Penalties)
- Firearms
- Imports
- Law
- Mandatory sentences
- Prosecution
- Rehabilitation of criminals
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Sentencing guidelines
- Trade
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Violence
- Weapons
- Related Bills
- H.R. 79 (110th) : Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2007
- H.R. 460 (110th) : Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007
- H.R. 4545 (110th) : Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
- S. 1383 (110th) : Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007
- S. 1685 (110th) : Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007
- Major Actions
Introduced 6/27/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 6/27/2007 6/27/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8614-8615) 6/27/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 2/12/2008 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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