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EQUAL Act

USA118th CongressS-524| Senate 
| Updated: 2/16/2023
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (9)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Judiciary 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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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-79
EQUAL Act
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 24, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1062
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-79
    EQUAL Act


  • February 16, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 16, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • February 24, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1062
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1062: EQUAL Act
Criminal procedure and sentencingDrug trafficking and controlled substances

EQUAL Act

USA118th CongressS-524| Senate 
| Updated: 2/16/2023
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

S 117-79
EQUAL Act
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 24, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1062
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-79
    EQUAL Act


  • February 16, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 16, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • February 24, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1062
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (9)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1062: EQUAL Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal procedure and sentencingDrug trafficking and controlled substances