U.S. Congress - H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009
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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OpenCongress Summary
This bill seeks to eliminate increased and mandatory minimum penalties for drug offenses involving substances containing cocaine base. The intent is to promote fairness in subsequent sentences by not making crack cocaine more punishable than powder, for example. This is one of many pieces of legislation proposed this congressional session attempting to amend the sentences of crimes related to crack cocaine. These other bills are H.R. 18, H.R.1459, H.R.2178.Official Summary
12/1/2010--Reported to House without amendment, Part I. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Repeals provisions of the Controlled Substances Act that pOfficial Summary
12/1/2010--Reported to House without amendment, Part I. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 - Repeals provisions of the Controlled Substances Act that provide different criminal penalties for the manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing of cocaine and cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine), including the mandatory minimum five-year prison sentence for simple possessesion of cocaine base. Repeals provisions of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act that provide different criminal penalties for the importing and exporting of cocaine and cocaine base....Read the Rest
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
- ...and 48 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing H.R.3245
- None via MapLight at this time.
Recent News Coverage
Grandmother Will Mark President's Day By Petitioning Obama To Commute Her 27-Year Prison Sentence For Non-Violent Crime
...said Michelman. Legislation is pending in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act, H.R.3245, introduced by Representative Robert Scott (D-VA), and the Fair Sentencing Act of 2009, S. 1789, introduced by Senat
Grandmother Will Mark President's Day By Petitioning Obama To Commute Her 27-Year Prison Sentence For Non-Violent Crime
...said Michelman. Legislation is pending in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act, H.R.3245, introduced by Representative Robert Scott (D-VA), and the Fair Sentencing Act of 2009, S. 1789, introduced by Sena
RE: H.R.3245
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security passed HR 3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009. ...
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H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009
jwillia5
January 07, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 1st Congressional district of Pennsylvania. I support H.R.3245 - Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Jenette Williams -
H.R.3245 Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009
3loves03
July 29, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 1st Congressional district of Missouri. I am writing as your constituent in the 1st Congressional district of Missouri. I support H.R.3245 - Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Sharon Hunter-Love
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