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Legislation - 111th U.S. Congress
First
Session 05 January 2009
(A Bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to restore
the former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison
terms, and for other purposes). Introduced in the House by Rep. Danny
K. Davis (D. ILL) 12 March 2009.
(A bill
t o establish the National Criminal
Justice Commission). Introduced by Senator Webb on 26 March
2009.
Legislation to Amend the Disparity
Between Crack Cocaine Ratio and Powder Cocaine:
1. [111st] H.R.18 : To amend the
Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act
with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine
offenses.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 House committee/subcommittee
actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2. [111st] H.R.265 : To target
cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder
cocaine.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/7/2009)
Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland
Security.
3. [111st] H.R.1459 : To amend
the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export
Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and for other
purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Scott, Robert C.
"Bobby" [VA-3] (introduced 3/12/2009)
Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 House committee/subcommittee
actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
4. [111st] H.R.2178 : To amend
the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export
Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine
offenses.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 4/29/2009)
Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2009 Referred to House subcommittee.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland
Security.
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Previous Legislation - 110th U.S.
Congress
Second Session -
2008
T H.R.261 - Federal Prison Bureau
Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of
2007
(A Bill
to provide an alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for
other purposes.)
TH. R. 623 - Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of
2007
(A Bill To
permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal
offenses.)
T H.R. 1593 - The Second Chance Act of 2007 - Public Law
110-199.
(A Bill to reauthorize
the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and
implementation, and for other purposes. INTRODUCED 20 March 2007. PASSED Full
U.S. House 13 November 2007. PASSED Full Senate 11 March 2008. Signed in to law
by President Bush 09 April 2008 - P.L. 110-199.)
T S. 1060 - The Second Chance Act of
2007
(A Bill to
reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning
and implementation, and for other purposes. INTRODUCED 29 March 2007. Senate
ADOPTED H.R. 1593 on 11 March 2008. President Bush signed H.R.1593 in to law on
09 April 2008. See, ante.)
T H.R.4545 - Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin
Trafficking Act of 2007
(A Bill
to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and
powder cocaine. (13 December 2007)
TH.R. 5035 - Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of
2008
(To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled
Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate increased penalties for cocaine
offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base, to eliminate minimum
mandatory penalties for offenses involving cocaine, to use the resulting savings
to provide drug treatment and diversion programs for cocaine users, and for
other purposes. (U.S. House- 17 Januray 2008) T H.R. 7089 - `Federal Prison Work Incentive Act
of 2008'
(A Bill to restore the former system of good time allowances
toward service of Federal prison terms, and for other purposes. (25
September 2008)
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