Congress 111 - HR 18 - Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2009

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Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Smuggling and trafficking

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Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2009 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine, with regard to trafficking, possession, importation, and exportation of such substances, by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine.

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May 21, 2009

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 9, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 6, 2009

Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jan 6, 2009

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.
Jan 6, 2009

Referred to House Judiciary
Jan 6, 2009

Introduced in House

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