H.R.2178 - Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2009

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. view all titles (2)

All Bill Titles

  • Short: Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: 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. as introduced.

This Bill currently has no wiki content. If you would like to create a wiki entry for this bill, please Login, and then select the wiki tab to create it.

Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1] $332,939
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] $253,550
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R, PA-7] $241,900
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13] $213,119
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12] $200,530
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9] $199,748
Rep. Terri Sewell [D, AL-7] $186,256
Rep. Ted Deutch [D, FL-19] $186,221
Rep. John Carney [D, DE-0] $167,550
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8] $156,050
 
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $1,967,983
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] $1,540,883
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $1,364,107
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $753,144
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH] $577,126
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] $530,158
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] $415,760
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL] $411,171
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] $323,713
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] $280,470

Specific Organizations Supporting H.R.2178

  • Families Against Mandatory Minimums
  • National Institute for Law and Equity
  • The Sentencing Project
  • National African American Drug Policy Coalition
  • American Bar Association
  • Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice

Interests that oppose this bill:

Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups

Name Amount Received
Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2] $15,900
Rep. William Owens [D, NY-23] $15,000
Rep. Ted Deutch [D, FL-19] $15,000
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5] $15,000
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20] $12,500
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9] $12,392
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1] $11,200
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11] $10,843
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8] $10,000
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D, HI-1] $10,000
 
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] $11,250
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR] $10,000
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] $10,000
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] $10,000
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $10,000
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $7,500
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] $6,500
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN] $5,000
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D, CT] $5,000
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] $5,000

Specific Organizations Opposing H.R.2178

  • National District Attorneys Association
  • National Narcotic Officer’s Association Coalition (NNOAC)

Vote on This Bill

88% Users Support Bill

29 in favor / 4 opposed
 

Send Your Rep a Letter

about this bill Support Oppose Tracking
Track with MyOC
Save to Notebook Make A Bill Widget

OpenCongress is a free and open-source project of the Participatory Politics Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to increase civic engagement. The non-profit Sunlight Foundation is the Founding and Primary Supporter of OpenCongress.