Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 12, 2008 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to to decrease mandatory minimum sentencing thresholds for powder cocaine and increase such thresholds for crack cocaine.
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend federal sentencing guidelines to: (1) reflect changes to mandatory minimum sentences made by this Act; (2) provide increased sentences for defendants who use violence or weapons in the course of a drug trafficking offense or who play an active role in the commission of such offenses; and (3) limit sentencing for defendants who play a lesser role in the commission of drug offenses and who receive little or no compensation from their crime.
Requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to carry out a pilot program for home detention of nonviolent prisoners age 65 or older.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 14, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | May 14, 2007 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | May 14, 2007 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | May 14, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 14, 2007 |
| Crime and Drugs Subcommittee | Hearings Feb 12, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2008Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held.
- May 14, 2007Introduced in Senate
- May 14, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 79 | Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2007 | Related bill | Feb 2, 2007 |
| HR 460 | Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jun 6, 2007 |
| S 1685 | Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007 | Related bill | Feb 12, 2008 |
| S 1711 | Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 | Related bill | Feb 12, 2008 |
| HR 4545 | Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 | Related bill | Dec 13, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative procedure
- Cocaine
- Crack (Drug)
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Drug abuse
- Drug traffic
- Firearms
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Imprisonment
- Law
- Long-term care
- Mandatory sentences
- Nursing homes
- Prison alternatives
- Sentencing guidelines
- Social Welfare
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Violence
- Weapons
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 2007Introduced in Senate
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