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Equal Enforcement of Cocaine Laws Act

USA117th CongressS-2156| Senate 
| Updated: 6/22/2021
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Equal Enforcement of Cocaine Laws 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. Under the bill, the same threshold quantity of crack cocaine and powder cocaine (e.g., 28 grams) triggers the same statutory criminal penalties. The change applies to future cases and cases pending on the date of enactment. However, the change does not apply retroactively.
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Timeline
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • June 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Equal Enforcement of Cocaine Laws Act

USA117th CongressS-2156| Senate 
| Updated: 6/22/2021
Equal Enforcement of Cocaine Laws 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. Under the bill, the same threshold quantity of crack cocaine and powder cocaine (e.g., 28 grams) triggers the same statutory criminal penalties. The change applies to future cases and cases pending on the date of enactment. However, the change does not apply retroactively.
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Timeline
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • June 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted