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EQUAL Act

USA118th CongressHR-1062| House 
| Updated: 2/24/2023
Kelly Armstrong

Kelly Armstrong

Republican Representative

North Dakota

Cosponsors (22)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Barry Moore (Republican)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Stephanie I. Bice (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Michael Lawler (Republican)Jason Crow (Democratic)Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Republican)

Health Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1693
EQUAL Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-4861
EQUAL Act of 2018
Feb 16, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-524
Introduced in Senate
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 17, 2023
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.
Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1693
    EQUAL Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-4861
    EQUAL Act of 2018


  • February 16, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-524
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 17, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 17, 2023
    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.


  • February 24, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 118-524: EQUAL Act
Criminal procedure and sentencingDrug trafficking and controlled substances

EQUAL Act

USA118th CongressHR-1062| House 
| Updated: 2/24/2023
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

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1693
EQUAL Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-4861
EQUAL Act of 2018
Feb 16, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-524
Introduced in Senate
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 17, 2023
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.
Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1693
    EQUAL Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-4861
    EQUAL Act of 2018


  • February 16, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-524
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 17, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 17, 2023
    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.


  • February 24, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Kelly Armstrong

Kelly Armstrong

Republican Representative

North Dakota

Cosponsors (22)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Barry Moore (Republican)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Stephanie I. Bice (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Michael Lawler (Republican)Jason Crow (Democratic)Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Republican)

Health Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 118-524: EQUAL Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal procedure and sentencingDrug trafficking and controlled substances