3.0.0 1685 2023-01-12T17:52:46Z 2023-01-12T17:52:46Z Senate S S 2007-06-25 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing ssju15 Crime and Drugs Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-02-12T16:28:55Z Referred to 2007-06-25T18:06:29Z Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2007 110 79 HR 2007-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007 110 460 HR 2007-06-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1208) Related bill CRS Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 110 4545 HR 2007-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Drug Sentencing Reform Act of 2007 110 1383 S 2008-02-12 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 110 1711 S 2008-02-12 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held. Related bill CRS 2008-02-12 ssju15 Crime and Drugs Subcommittee Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held. Committee 2007-06-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-06-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8358-8359) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-06-25 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2007-06-25 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2007-06-25 True Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Cocaine Crack (Drug) Criminal liability Drug abuse Drug traffic Firearms Government Operations and Politics Law Mandatory sentences Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines U.S. Sentencing Commission Violence Weapons Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-06-25 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-25T19:36:12Z Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase (by a factor of five) the amount of a controlled substance or mixture containing a cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine) required for the imposition of mandatory minimum prison terms for trafficking in such controlled substance.

Eliminates the five-year mandatory minimum prison term for first-time possession of crack cocaine.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend, if appropriate, its sentencing guidelines for trafficking in a controlled substance to reflect the use of a dangerous weapon or violence in such crime and the culpability and role of the defendant in such crime.

]]> Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007 Display Title Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reduce the sentencing disparity between powder and crack cocaine violations, and to provide increased emphasis on aggravating factors relating to the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1685is/xml/BILLS-110s1685is.xml 2008-02-12 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.