3.0.0 1711 2023-01-12T17:52:45Z 2023-01-12T17:52:45Z Senate S S 2007-06-27 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing ssju15 Crime and Drugs Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-02-12T16:28:55Z Referred to 2007-06-27T20:07:03Z 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 Act of 2007 110 1383 S 2008-02-12 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Fairness in Drug Sentencing Act of 2007 110 1685 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 4545 HR 2007-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2008-02-12 ssju15 Crime and Drugs Subcommittee Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs. Hearings held. Committee 2007-06-27 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-06-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8614-8615) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE N K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-06-28 False F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2007-07-10 False L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2007-10-22 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-12-13 False O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2008-03-11 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-04-15 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2008-05-22 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Alcoholism Cocaine Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Crack (Drug) Criminal liability Drug abuse Drug abuse prevention Drug abuse treatment Drug law enforcement Drug traffic Economics and Public Finance Exports Federal aid to law enforcement Fines (Penalties) Firearms Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Imports Law Mandatory sentences Prosecution Rehabilitation of criminals Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines U.S. Sentencing Commission Violence Weapons Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-06-27 Introduced in Senate 2007-12-07T21:44:24Z Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase 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 crack cocaine trafficking to eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.

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 the role of the defendant in such crime, taking into account certain aggravating and mitigating factors.

Directs the Attorney General to make grants to improve drug treatment to offenders in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to establish demonstration programs to reduce the use of alcohol and other drugs by substance abusers while incarcerated and until the completion of parole or court supervision.

Increases monetary penalties for drug trafficking and for the importation and exportation of controlled substances.

Authorizes appropriations to the Departments of Justice, the Treasury, and Homeland Security for FY2008-FY2009 for the prosecution of, and for supporting the prosecution of, high-level drug offenses.

]]> Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 Display Title Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1711is/xml/BILLS-110s1711is.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.