H.R.3245 - Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009

To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 as reported to house.
  • Official: To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 as introduced.

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12/28/10
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HR3245: Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - US ... Crack Lung | LIVESTRONG.COM; Cocaine User Helping Hand :: Help for cocaine, crack cocaine ... Bill on cocaine vs. crack sentencing passes House panel . ...

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12/10/10
Criminal Lawyers Raleigh Nc | Lawyers R

The Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 (H.R. 3245) passed committee vote at the end of July, but then was pushed to the back burner as the health care reform debate heated up. Current Sentencing Laws Based on Misconceptions ...

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11/29/10
S.3992: DREAM Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. S.3827 Development, Relief, ... 5 · S.729 Development, Relief, ... 4 · H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine S... 3 · H.R.3221 Student Aid and Fisca. ...

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10/06/10
govpulse | Paroling, Recommitting, and Supervising Federal ...

In July 2009, the House Judiciary Committee approved legislation (H.R. 3245, The Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009) that would completely eliminate the disparity between powder and crack cocaine. On October 15, 2009, ...

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09/13/10
H.R.6130: Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2010 ...

Supporting Bill. H.R.4995 End the Mandate Act o... 1 · H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine S... 1 · S.1789 Fair Sentencing Act o... 1 · H.R.25 Fair Tax Act of 2009. 1 · H.R.17 Citizens' Self-Defens. ...

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09/07/10
Penny Hill Press » Blog Archive » Sentencing Levels for Crack and ...

Other bills introduced in the 111th Congress include H.R. 18, H.R. 265, H.R. 1459, H.R. 2178, and H.R. 3245, all of which would completely eliminate the statutory disparity in cocaine sentencing. Another bill, H.R. 1466, would repeal ...

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08/26/10
Defense Legislation: Federal Cocaine Sentencing Disparity ...

Other bills introduced in the 111th Congress would completely eliminate the statutory disparity in cocaine sentencing, including HR 18, HR 265, HR 1459, HR 2178, and HR 3245. Another bill, HR 1466, would repeal all statutory mandatory ...

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08/21/10
Defense Legislation: Federal Cocaine Sentencing Disparity ...

Other bills introduced in the 111th Congress would completely eliminate the statutory disparity in cocaine sentencing, including H.R. 18, H.R. 265, H.R. 1459, H.R. 2178, and H.R. 3245. Another bill, H.R. 1466, would repeal all statutory ...

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08/19/10
Ron Paul On The Fair Sentencing Act

Bobby Scott's HR 3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act. I am an original cosponsor of Rep. Scott's bill, which passed the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary on July 29, 2009one year ago tomorrow. Rep. ...

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08/08/10
H.R.6085: SAFER Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

Bills, People. H.R.182 To provide discretion... 1 · H.R.1024 Uniting American Fami... 1 · H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine S... 1 · H.R.265 Drug Sentencing Refor... 1 · H.R.1459 Fairness in Cocaine S.. ...

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08/02/10
H.R.5143: National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 - U.S. ...

Bills, People, Issues. S.714 National Criminal Jus... 10 · H.R.4213 Unemployment Compensa... 3 · H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine S... 2 · H.R.1475 Federal Prison Work I... 2 · H.R.3200 America's Affordable . ...

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07/29/10
Free Patriot Press: Ron Paul on Slightly Fairer Sentencing

Bobby Scott's HR 3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act. I am an original cosponsor of Rep. Scott's bill, which passed the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary on July 29, 2009 – one year ago tomorrow. Rep. ...

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07/28/10
Slightly Fairer Sentencing by Ron Paul

Bobby Scott's HR 3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act. I am an original cosponsor of Rep. Scott's bill, which passed the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary on July 29, 2009 – one year ago tomorrow. Rep. ...

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07/27/10
Ron Paul's Statement on the Fair Sentencing Act | Ron Paul .com

Bobby Scott's HR 3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act. I am an original cosponsor of Rep. Scott's bill, which passed the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary on July 29, 2009—one year ago tomorrow. Rep. ...

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07/21/10
Washington Post Endorses Weak Crack Cocaine Reform Bill

The bill that the full House and then the Senate needs to pass is HR 3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009, by Rep. Bobby Scott. The bill passed the House Judiciary Committee in July, 2009 and has seen no action since. ...

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07/21/10
Washington Post Endorses Weak Crack Cocaine Reform Bill - TalkLeft ...

The bill that the full House (and then the Senate) needs to pass is H.R. 3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009, by Rep. Bobby Scott. The bill passed the House Judiciary Committee in July, 2009 and has seen no action since ...

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06/19/10
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled ...

Sponsored By: Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, VA(District 3), Democratic 11 Voted Yes 24 Voted No This vote is Losing Vote now Learn More Comments 7/16/2009--Introduced. Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Amends the ...

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06/11/10
Kansas State NAACP: NAACP supports legislation to help States ...

Specifically, H.R. 3245, the “Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009”, which was originally introduced with bi-partisan support by Congressman Robert “Bobby” Scott (VA) was agreed to by a vote of 16 yeas to 9 nays. ...

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05/22/10
Mandatory Minimums for Crack Cocaine: A Change Has Got to Come

Bobby Scott (D-VA) held hearings on HR 3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009, which eliminates the 100-1 crack-powder cocaine disparity. On July 29, 2009, the full Judiciary Committee, for the first time since the 100-1 ...

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05/14/10
Kansas State NAACP: NAACP Endorses Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan

Specifically, H.R. 3245, the “Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009”, which was originally introduced with bi-partisan support by Congressman Robert “Bobby” Scott (VA) was agreed to by a vote of 16 yeas to 9 nays. ...

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05/09/10
Please Print: « In Mother Words

We can no longer wait to correct this imbalance of justice and must therefore urge you to take the appropriate steps to make certain that retroactivity is applied to equalization when bills S. 1789 and H.R. 3245 are enacted as law. ...

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03/29/10
Re-examining the 100-1 Ratio « Lift Your Voice: Engaging Black America

Currently, the House has a similar measure as the Senate (H.R. 3245), the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act awaiting vote. Click here to read the ACLU press release on eliminating the crack-cocaine sentencing disparity. ...

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03/21/10
S. 1789

On September 1, 2009, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 3245, the Fairness in. Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009, as ordered reported by the House Committee on the. Judiciary on July 29, 2009. That bill would provide equal ...

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03/21/10
GAN Defenders Blog: The Senate “Cracks” Cocaine Sentencing Disparity

The House bill, H.R.3245, the Fairness in Federal Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009, removes all reference to cocaine base from the statute, thereby equalizing the penalties for all cocaine offenses. This bill is still pending in committee ...

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03/19/10
Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity - Jonathan Kantrowitz ...

The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee reported legislation to completely eliminate the disparity between powder and crack cocaine, H.R. 3245. That legislation awaits action by the full House. It should swiftly be passed. ...

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03/18/10
DownWithTyranny!: If John Ensign Or David Vitter Had Been Caught ...

Meanwhile, back in July, the House Judiciary Committee approved HR 3245, by a vote of 16-9, which would completely eliminate sentencing disparities between crack and powder. As you can see from the list of 62 cosponsors, this was being ...

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03/17/10
Crack Cocaine Disparity "Modified"

The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee reported legislation to completely eliminate the disparity between powder and crack cocaine, HR 3245. That legislation awaits action by the full House. It should swiftly be passed. ...

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03/17/10
Congress: Senate Passes Bill to Reduce, But Not Eliminate, Crack ...

Bobby Scott (D-VA) that would completely eliminate the disparity by the simple act of eliminating all references to crack in the federal statute, HR 3245, passed out of the House Judiciary Committee last July, but has not come to a ...

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03/17/10
Senate Votes To Lessen Discrepancy Between Crack, Powdered Cocaine ...

All we needed was a bill that eliminated a words “cocaine base” from a federal criminal code & eliminated a m&atory minimum penalty for mere possession. a House Judiciary Committee passed such a bill, Bobby Scott's HR 3245, ...

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03/17/10
LDF Statement Regarding Senate Passage of Legislation Concerning ...

The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee reported legislation to completely eliminate the disparity between powder and crack cocaine, H.R 3245. That legislation awaits action by the full House. It should swiftly be passed. ...

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