S. 1789 - Fair Sentencing Act of 2010

Crime and law enforcement.
Sponsor:
Summary:
A bill to restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing. (by CRS)
Status:
The bill was voted on in the Senate on March 16, 2010
Senate Vote: On Passage

PASSED by voice vote on March 17, 2010.

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Fair Sentencing Act of 2010

S. 1789 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Summary
A bill to restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing.
Other Titles
  • Fair Sentencing Act of 2009
  • Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
  • Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
Sponsor
Richard Durbin
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Crime and law enforcement
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Congressional oversight
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Firearms and explosives
  • U.S. Sentencing Commission
  • Violent crime
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced10/15/2009
Referred to Committee
Passed Senate3/17/2010
Bill History
ChamberMotionDateResult
currently selectedSenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.3/17/2010This bill PASSED the Senate
100 voted YES 0 voted NO 0 voted present/not voting
ActionDateDescription
Introduced10/15/2009
10/15/2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10490-10492)
10/15/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Put on a legislative calendar3/11/2010Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
3/15/2010Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Put on a legislative calendar3/15/2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 316.
currently selectedSenate Vote on Passage3/17/2010Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
3/18/2010Received in the House.
3/18/2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
3/18/2010Referred 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.
3/18/2010Referred to House Judiciary
3/18/2010Referred to House Energy and Commerce
6/15/2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
16 Organizations Support and 0 Oppose; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Fair Sentencing Act of 2010: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

16 organizations support this bill

American Bar Association
Thomas M. Susman (2010, March 9). ABA Expresses Strong Support for S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2010, from American Bar Association .
American Civil Liberties Union
Laura Murphy (2010, March 10). Pass S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act of 2009” with no amendments. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from American Civil Liberties Union.
American Federation of Government Employees
Beth Motin (2010, March 10). Pass S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act of 2009” with no amendments. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from American Civil Liberties Union.
Break the Chains, Communities of Color and the War on Drugs
Deborah Small (2010, March 10). Pass S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act of 2009” with no amendments. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from .
Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
Jody Kent (2010, March 10). Pass S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act of 2009” with no amendments. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from .
Center for Law and Social Justice
Esmeralda Simmons (2010, March 10). Pass S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act of 2009” with no amendments. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from American Civil Liberties Union.
Correctional Education Association
Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr (2010, March 10). Pass S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act of 2009” with no amendments. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from American Civil Liberties Union.
General Commission on Religion and Race, the United Methodist Church
Jim Winkler (2010, March 10). Pass S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act of 2009” with no amendments. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from American Civil Liberties Union.
Grassroots Leadership
Si Kahn (2010, March 10). Pass S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act of 2009” with no amendments. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from .
International Community Corrections Association
Jane Browning (2010, March 10). Pass S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act of 2009” with no amendments. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from American Civil Liberties Union.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Hilary Shelton (2010, March 10). Pass S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act of 2009” with no amendments. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from .
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Cynthia Hujar Orr (2010, March 10). Pass S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act of 2009” with no amendments. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from American Civil Liberties Union.
National Urban League
Marc Morial (2010, March 10). Pass S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act of 2009” with no amendments. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from American Civil Liberties Union.
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (n.d.). Ensure Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing. Retrieved April 21, 2010, from Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Maggie Kao (2010, March 17). Statement by Wade Henderson, President of The Leadership Conference, on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Vote to Amend and Pass The Fair Sentencing Act (S. 1789) . Retrieved April 21, 2010, from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
United Methodist Church
Jim Winkler (2010, March 10). Pass S. 1789 “Fair Sentencing Act of 2009” with no amendments. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MAPLight.org, June 4, 2004 – June 3, 2010.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions By Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support
$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Akaka, DanielDHI$254,540$0
Alexander, LamarRTN$412,554$0
Barrasso, JohnRWY$53,007$0
Baucus, MaxDMT$704,304$0
Bayh, EvanDIN$1,091,889$0
Begich, MarkDAK$533,470$0
Bennet, MichaelDCO$561,558$0
Bennett, RobertRUT$199,750$0
Bingaman, JeffDNM$465,781$0
Bond, ChristopherRMO$135,281$0
Boxer, BarbaraDCA$1,722,821$0
Brown, ScottRMA$291,545$0
Brown, SherrodDOH$1,496,706$0
Brownback, SamuelRKS$34,590$0
Bunning, JimRKY$89,727$0
Burr, RichardRNC$492,186$0
Burris, RolandDIL$2,500$0
Byrd, RobertDWV$268,326$0
Cantwell, MariaDWA$1,327,622$0
Cardin, BenjaminDMD$1,054,870$0
Carper, ThomasDDE$356,971$0
Casey, RobertDPA$3,816,816$0
Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$658,135$0
Coburn, ThomasROK$140,524$0
Cochran, ThadRMS$203,764$0
Collins, SusanRME$469,630$0
Conrad, KentDND$632,018$0
Corker, BobRTN$734,829$0
Cornyn, JohnRTX$1,242,833$0
Crapo, MichaelRID$176,572$0
DeMint, JimRSC$555,275$0
Dodd, ChristopherDCT$769,276$0
Dorgan, ByronDND$411,573$0
Durbin, RichardDIL$2,132,006$0
Ensign, JohnRNV$223,563$0
Enzi, MichaelRWY$51,001$0
Feingold, RussellDWI$726,031$0
Feinstein, DianneDCA$686,124$0
Franken, AlDMN$1,191,496$0
Gillibrand, KirstenDNY$2,449,765$0
Graham, LindseyRSC$1,268,868$0
Grassley, CharlesRIA$221,023$0
Gregg, JuddRNH$29,700$0
Hagan, KayDNC$439,937$0
Harkin, ThomasDIA$670,837$0
Hatch, OrrinRUT$510,752$0
Hutchison, KayRTX$531,935$0
Inhofe, JamesROK$151,568$0
Inouye, DanielDHI$408,011$0
Isakson, JohnRGA$532,118$0
Johanns, MikeRNE$149,699$0
Johnson, TimDSD$319,574$0
Kaufman, EdwardDDE$0$0
Kerry, JohnDMA$443,511$0
Klobuchar, AmyDMN$1,232,177$0
Kohl, HerbertDWI$500$0
Kyl, JonRAZ$705,974$0
Landrieu, MaryDLA$1,292,543$0
Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$895,082$0
LeMieux, GeorgeRFL$0$0
Leahy, PatrickDVT$694,721$0
Levin, CarlDMI$797,297$0
Lieberman, JosephICT$1,208,756$0
Lincoln, BlancheDAR$643,196$0
Lugar, RichardRIN$323,740$0
McCain, JohnRAZ$274,631$0
McCaskill, ClaireDMO$1,759,697$0
McConnell, MitchRKY$888,458$0
Menéndez, RobertDNJ$1,878,055$0
Merkley, JeffDOR$545,142$0
Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$331,750$0
Murkowski, LisaRAK$241,973$0
Murray, PattyDWA$770,868$0
Nelson, BenDNE$567,757$0
Nelson, BillDFL$2,832,555$0
Pryor, MarkDAR$808,151$0
Reed, JohnDRI$437,067$0
Reid, HarryDNV$3,011,876$0
Risch, JamesRID$59,500$0
Roberts, PatRKS$195,328$0
Rockefeller, JohnDWV$758,322$0
Sanders, BernardIVT$164,909$0
Schumer, CharlesDNY$1,831,519$0
Sessions, JeffersonRAL$358,339$0
Shaheen, JeanneDNH$591,666$0
Shelby, RichardRAL$409,250$0
Snowe, OlympiaRME$180,785$0
Specter, ArlenDPA$2,541,211$0
Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$1,314,666$0
Tester, JonDMT$570,196$0
Thune, JohnRSD$446,851$0
Udall, MarkDCO$1,187,392$0
Udall, TomDNM$894,845$0
Vitter, DavidRLA$523,705$0
Voinovich, GeorgeROH$316,013$0
Warner, MarkDVA$1,505,538$0
Webb, JimDVA$612,189$0
Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$990,502$0
Wicker, RogerRMS$409,873$0
Wyden, RonDOR$391,910$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support
$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Akaka, DanielDHI$254,540$0
Alexander, LamarRTN$412,554$0
Barrasso, JohnRWY$53,007$0
Baucus, MaxDMT$704,304$0
Bayh, EvanDIN$1,091,889$0
Begich, MarkDAK$533,470$0
Bennet, MichaelDCO$561,558$0
Bennett, RobertRUT$199,750$0
Bingaman, JeffDNM$465,781$0
Bond, ChristopherRMO$135,281$0
Boxer, BarbaraDCA$1,722,821$0
Brown, ScottRMA$291,545$0
Brown, SherrodDOH$1,496,706$0
Brownback, SamuelRKS$34,590$0
Bunning, JimRKY$89,727$0
Burr, RichardRNC$492,186$0
Burris, RolandDIL$2,500$0
Byrd, RobertDWV$268,326$0
Cantwell, MariaDWA$1,327,622$0
Cardin, BenjaminDMD$1,054,870$0
Carper, ThomasDDE$356,971$0
Casey, RobertDPA$3,816,816$0
Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$658,135$0
Coburn, ThomasROK$140,524$0
Cochran, ThadRMS$203,764$0
Collins, SusanRME$469,630$0
Conrad, KentDND$632,018$0
Corker, BobRTN$734,829$0
Cornyn, JohnRTX$1,242,833$0
Crapo, MichaelRID$176,572$0
DeMint, JimRSC$555,275$0
Dodd, ChristopherDCT$769,276$0
Dorgan, ByronDND$411,573$0
Durbin, RichardDIL$2,132,006$0
Ensign, JohnRNV$223,563$0
Enzi, MichaelRWY$51,001$0
Feingold, RussellDWI$726,031$0
Feinstein, DianneDCA$686,124$0
Franken, AlDMN$1,191,496$0
Gillibrand, KirstenDNY$2,449,765$0
Graham, LindseyRSC$1,268,868$0
Grassley, CharlesRIA$221,023$0
Gregg, JuddRNH$29,700$0
Hagan, KayDNC$439,937$0
Harkin, ThomasDIA$670,837$0
Hatch, OrrinRUT$510,752$0
Hutchison, KayRTX$531,935$0
Inhofe, JamesROK$151,568$0
Inouye, DanielDHI$408,011$0
Isakson, JohnRGA$532,118$0
Johanns, MikeRNE$149,699$0
Johnson, TimDSD$319,574$0
Kaufman, EdwardDDE$0$0
Kerry, JohnDMA$443,511$0
Klobuchar, AmyDMN$1,232,177$0
Kohl, HerbertDWI$500$0
Kyl, JonRAZ$705,974$0
Landrieu, MaryDLA$1,292,543$0
Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$895,082$0
LeMieux, GeorgeRFL$0$0
Leahy, PatrickDVT$694,721$0
Levin, CarlDMI$797,297$0
Lieberman, JosephICT$1,208,756$0
Lincoln, BlancheDAR$643,196$0
Lugar, RichardRIN$323,740$0
McCain, JohnRAZ$274,631$0
McCaskill, ClaireDMO$1,759,697$0
McConnell, MitchRKY$888,458$0
Menéndez, RobertDNJ$1,878,055$0
Merkley, JeffDOR$545,142$0
Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$331,750$0
Murkowski, LisaRAK$241,973$0
Murray, PattyDWA$770,868$0
Nelson, BenDNE$567,757$0
Nelson, BillDFL$2,832,555$0
Pryor, MarkDAR$808,151$0
Reed, JohnDRI$437,067$0
Reid, HarryDNV$3,011,876$0
Risch, JamesRID$59,500$0
Roberts, PatRKS$195,328$0
Rockefeller, JohnDWV$758,322$0
Sanders, BernardIVT$164,909$0
Schumer, CharlesDNY$1,831,519$0
Sessions, JeffersonRAL$358,339$0
Shaheen, JeanneDNH$591,666$0
Shelby, RichardRAL$409,250$0
Snowe, OlympiaRME$180,785$0
Specter, ArlenDPA$2,541,211$0
Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$1,314,666$0
Tester, JonDMT$570,196$0
Thune, JohnRSD$446,851$0
Udall, MarkDCO$1,187,392$0
Udall, TomDNM$894,845$0
Vitter, DavidRLA$523,705$0
Voinovich, GeorgeROH$316,013$0
Warner, MarkDVA$1,505,538$0
Webb, JimDVA$612,189$0
Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$990,502$0
Wicker, RogerRMS$409,873$0
Wyden, RonDOR$391,910$0

Interest Groups that support this bill

$ Donated
Attorneys & law firms$63,705,675
Trial lawyers & law firms$6,403,803
Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,110,130
Federal employees unions$1,027,050
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$348,025
Technical, business and vocational schools & svcs$275,004
Human Rights$25,550

Interest Groups that oppose this bill

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