Equal Enforcement of Cocaine Laws Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 22, 2021)
Equal Enforcement of Cocaine Laws Act
This bill eliminates the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine.
Currently, different threshold quantities of crack cocaine and powder cocaine (e.g., 28 grams of crack cocaine and 500 grams of powder cocaine) trigger the same statutory criminal penalties.
Under the bill, the same threshold quantity of crack cocaine and powder cocaine (e.g., 28 grams) triggers the same statutory criminal penalties.
The change applies to future cases and cases pending on the date of enactment. However, the change does not apply retroactively.
What just happenedJun 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 22, 2021
- Jun 22, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 22, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate