HR 1466 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009

Introduced Mar 12, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Maxine Waters D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 14, 2009 Subcommittee 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 12, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009- Requires the Attorney General's prior written approval for a federal prosecution of an offense under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA), or for any conspiracy to commit such an offense, where the offense involves the illegal distribution or possession of a controlled substance in an amount less than that specified as a minimum for an offense under CSA or, in the case of any substance containing cocaine or cocaine base, in an amount less than 500 grams.

Modifies CSA and CSIEA to delete specified mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2009 to Jul 29, 2009; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-AZEd PastorOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 12, 2009
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMar 12, 2009
D-NJDonald M. PayneMar 17, 2009
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezMar 17, 2009
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 17, 2009
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Mar 19, 2009
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsMar 23, 2009
D-GAJohn LewisMar 23, 2009
D-MABarney FrankMar 30, 2009
D-INAndré CarsonApr 1, 2009
D-ILBobby L. RushMay 12, 2009
D-NCMelvin L. WattMay 12, 2009
D-CABob FilnerMay 13, 2009
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMay 21, 2009
D-MOEmanuel CleaverJun 4, 2009
D-CADiane E. WatsonJun 11, 2009
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJun 12, 2009
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyJun 15, 2009
D-ILMike QuigleyJun 15, 2009
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Jun 17, 2009
D-CAMichael M. HondaJun 18, 2009
D-FLRobert WexlerJul 22, 2009
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJul 24, 2009
D-NJRush HoltJul 29, 2009

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 12, 2009
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Apr 27, 2009Hearings Jul 14, 2009
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 12, 2009
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 16, 2009

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 14, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. May 21, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  3. Apr 27, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  4. Mar 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Mar 12, 2009Introduced in House
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In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E656Maxine Waters D-CAMar 12, 2009

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 111-48MANDATORY MINIMUMS AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES160 pagesJudiciary CommitteeJul 14, 2009
Serial No. 111-27UNFAIRNESS IN FEDERAL COCAINE SENTENCING: IS IT TIME TO CRACK THE 100 TO 1 DISPARITY?230 pagesJudiciary CommitteeMay 21, 2009

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R42937The Federal Prison Population Buildup: Options for Congress ArchivedReportMay 20, 2016

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on those offenses that are major.
Short Titles as Introduced
Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 12, 2009Introduced in House

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