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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Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] $1,801,610
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1] $344,289
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R, PA-7] $251,100
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13] $240,869
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9] $233,798
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9] $226,084
Rep. Terri Sewell [D, AL-7] $210,731
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12] $207,230
Rep. Ted Deutch [D, FL-19] $202,421
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] $189,000
 
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $2,227,858
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] $1,695,208
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $1,500,632
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $977,539
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] $683,831
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH] $648,254
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL] $460,071
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] $445,610
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] $410,766
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] $380,263

Specific Organizations Supporting H.R.3245

  • Families Against Mandatory Minimums
  • Oregonians Against Measure 11
  • Drug Policy Alliance Network
  • American Bar Association
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
  • The Sentencing Project
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
  • A Better Way Foundation
  • Correctional Education Association
  • advocare incorporated
  • Criminal Justice Institute at Harvard Law School
  • American Federation of Government Employees
  • Fortune Society
  • Brennan Center for Justice
  • General Commission on Religion and Race, the United Methodist Church
  • Center for Community Alternatives
  • General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church
  • Center for Law and Social Justice
  • Institute of the Black World 21st Century
  • Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions
  • International Community Corrections Association
  • Mennonite Central Committee
  • International CURE
  • National African American Drug Policy Coalition
  • Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative
  • National Alliance of Faith and Justice
  • Just Detention International
  • Justice Policy Institute
  • Justice Roundtable
  • National Black Police Association
  • Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
  • National Conference of Black Lawyers
  • Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
  • National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
  • Legal Action Center
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Reality House
  • National Bar Association
  • Rebecca Project for Human Rights
  • National Black Alcohol and Addiction Council
  • National Institute for Law and Equity
  • Safer Foundation
  • National Juvenile Justice Network
  • National Legal Aid & Defender Association
  • Therapeutic Communities of America
  • National Urban League
  • Open Society Policy Center
  • Penal Reform International
  • Prison Fellowship
  • Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
  • American Civil Liberties Union
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