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S. 79 (117th)

EQUAL Act

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Introduced

28 January 2021

Last action

28 January 2021 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

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Summary

Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act or the EQUAL Act This bill eliminates the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine. Currently, different threshold quantities of crack cocaine and powder cocaine (e.g., 28 grams of crack cocaine and 500 grams of powder cocaine) trigger the same statutory criminal penalties. This bill eliminates the lower quantity thresholds for crack cocaine offenses. Under the bill, the same threshold quantities of crack cocaine and powder cocaine trigger the same statutory criminal penalties. The change applies to future cases and cases pending on the date of enactment. With respect to past cases, the bill authorizes resentencing of a defendant who was convicted or sentenced for a crack cocaine offense before the date of enactment.

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Timeline

  1. 28 January 2021

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 January 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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