Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2007

Summary

Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine, with regard to trafficking, possession, importation, and exportation of such substances, by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine.

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Timeline

1. 4 January 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 January 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 January 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 4 January 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 2 February 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 4 January 2007 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 January 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 January 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 January 2007

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Sponsors

• Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007
• related to ← Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
• related to ← Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2008
• related to ← Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007
• related to ← Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
• related to ← Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007