3.0.0 79 2023-01-11T13:47:28Z 2023-01-11T13:47:28Z Senate S 2021-01-28 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-01-28T18:17:28Z EQUAL Act of 2021 117 1693 HR 2021-09-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2021-01-28 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-01-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-01-28 True P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2021-05-10 False P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2021-06-23 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2021-07-13 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2021-07-15 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2021-10-25 False O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA 2021-10-25 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2021-10-27 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2021-10-27 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2021-12-14 False P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2021-12-15 False L000571 Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 2022-01-13 False C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2022-03-15 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2022-03-15 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2022-03-15 False M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2022-03-17 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2022-03-21 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2022-03-22 False M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2022-03-22 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2022-04-04 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2022-04-04 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2022-12-21 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2022-12-21 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2022-12-21 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2022-12-21 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2022-12-21 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2022-12-21 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2022-12-21 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2022-12-21 False H000273 Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] John Hickenlooper D CO W. 2022-12-21 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2022-12-21 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2022-12-21 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2022-12-21 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2022-12-21 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2022-12-21 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2021-01-28 Introduced in Senate 2021-09-27T16:03:19Z Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act or the EQUAL Act

This bill eliminates the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine.

Currently, different threshold quantities of crack cocaine and powder cocaine (e.g., 28 grams of crack cocaine and 500 grams of powder cocaine) trigger the same statutory criminal penalties.

This bill eliminates the lower quantity thresholds for crack cocaine offenses. Under the bill, the same threshold quantities of crack cocaine and powder cocaine trigger the same statutory criminal penalties.

The change applies to future cases and cases pending on the date of enactment. With respect to past cases, the bill authorizes resentencing of a defendant who was convicted or sentenced for a crack cocaine offense before the date of enactment.

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