S.1711 - Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007

A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. as introduced.
  • Short: Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 as introduced.

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6/27/2007--Introduced.Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase the amount of a controlled substance or mixture containing a cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine) re

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6/27/2007--Introduced.
Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase the amount of a controlled substance or mixture containing a cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine) required for the imposition of mandatory minimum prison terms for crack cocaine trafficking to eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.
Eliminates the five-year mandatory minimum prison term for first-time possession of crack cocaine. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend, if appropriate, its sentencing guidelines for trafficking in a controlled substance to reflect the use of a dangerous weapon or violence in such crime and the culpability and the role of the defendant in such crime, taking into account certain aggravating and mitigating factors. Directs the Attorney General to make grants to improve drug treatment to offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to establish demonstration programs to reduce the use of alcohol and other drugs by substance abusers while incarcerated and until the completion of parole or court supervision. Increases monetary penalties for drug trafficking and for the importation and exportation of controlled substances. Authorizes appropriations to the Departments of Justice, the Treasury, and Homeland Security for FY2008-FY2009 for the prosecution of, and for supporting the prosecution of, high-level drug offenses.


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04/27/08
'Winter's Doctrine' on water rights still haunts the American West

Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman, the senior Republican and Democrat, respectively, from New Mexico, have brought the proposal forward in a bill, S. 1711 in ...

Source: Indian Country Today, NY
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02/24/08
Crack the Disparity: Call the US Senate Now

Please take a few minutes to call your two US Senators and urge them to “eliminate the crack/powder disparity by supporting S. 1711, The Drug Sentencing ...

Source: Drug Policy Alliance, DC
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02/12/08
ABA Testifies Against Disparities in Crack and Powder Cocaine ...

“Enactment of S.1711 would restore fairness and a sound foundation to federal sentencing policy regarding cocaine offenses by ending the disparate treatment ...

Source: All American Patriots (press release), Sweden
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12/17/08
UPDATE: VA TO REPAY WIDOWS BUT NOT WITH INTEREST -- VA's repayment ...

The bill was S. 1711 sec. 506 (use Thomas here... http://thomas.loc.gov/ ). So, for 12 years the VA has been demanding repayment from those who received a "last month" check. Background with backlinks here. ...

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12/16/08
US: Uncertain Future for Criminal Justice Reform « Pesky Emotional ...

The site cites bills introduced by Biden and cosponsored by Obama, such as the Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 (S. 1711), which aimed to “eliminate the 100 to 1 quantity-based sentencing disparity ...

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