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House
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2023-02-17
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1062
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ARMSTRONG:H.R. 1062.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8 clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:The Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of theLaw (EQUAL) Act abides by the single subject requirement inthat the provisions are limited to the elimination ofsentencing disparities for federal criminal offensesinvolving crack and powder cocaine.[Page H854]
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Energy and Commerce Committee
House
Standing
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Health Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2023-02-24T16:25:43Z
  - Referred To
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Judiciary Committee
House
Standing
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2023-02-17T15:04:20Z

- EQUAL Act
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S
2023-02-16
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2023-02-24
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Health Subcommittee
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House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee
- 2023-02-17
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.
IntroReferral
H11100
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House floor actions
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Energy and Commerce Committee
- 2023-02-17
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.
IntroReferral
H11100
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House floor actions
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Judiciary Committee
- 2023-02-17
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
- 2023-02-17
Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
Kelly
Armstrong
R
ND
N
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Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Hakeem
Jeffries
D
NY
S.
8
2023-02-17
True
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Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Don
Bacon
R
NE
2
2023-02-17
True
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Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Robert
Scott
D
VA
C. "Bobby"
3
2023-02-17
True
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Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Nancy
Mace
R
SC
1
2023-03-22
False
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Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Marc
Veasey
D
TX
A.
33
2023-03-22
False
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Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
Tom
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R
CA
5
2023-03-22
False
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
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DC
HOLMES
0
2023-03-22
False
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Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Thomas
Massie
R
KY
4
2023-03-23
False
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Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Jason
Crow
D
CO
6
2023-03-23
False
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Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2]
Barry
Moore
R
AL
2
2023-04-19
False
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Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
DANNY
DAVIS
D
IL
K.
7
2023-04-19
False
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Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Dusty
Johnson
R
SD
0
2023-04-28
False
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Paul
Tonko
D
NY
20
2023-04-28
False
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Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
Stephanie
Bice
R
OK
I.
5
2023-05-09
False
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Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Suzanne
Bonamici
D
OR
1
2023-05-09
False
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Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Michael
Lawler
R
NY
17
2023-07-26
False
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Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
David
Trone
D
MD
J.
6
2023-07-26
False
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Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5]
Lori
Chavez-DeRemer
R
OR
5
2024-02-15
False
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Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
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OR
3
2024-02-15
False
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Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
Jasmine
Crockett
D
TX
30
2024-09-25
False
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Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
Daniel
Goldman
D
NY
S.
10
2024-11-13
False
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Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Abigail
Spanberger
D
VA
Davis
7
2024-11-14
False
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
2023-05-11T16:01:06Z
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
2023-05-11T16:01:06Z
Crime and Law Enforcement
2023-03-13T17:00:25Z
00
2023-02-17
Introduced in House
2023-05-04T18:47:35Z
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.

EQUAL Act
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EQUAL Act
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- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

EQUAL Act
2024-05-24T13:42:15Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act
2024-05-24T13:42:15Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
6

To eliminate the disparity in sentencing for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T20:21:04Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2023-02-17T05:00:00Z
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2023-02-24
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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