3.0.0 1062 2025-12-05T08:16:04Z 2025-12-05T08:16:04Z House H HR 2023-02-17 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1062 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]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]</pre> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2023-02-24T16:25:43Z Referred To 2023-02-17T15:04:25Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-02-17T15:04:20Z 118 524 S 2023-02-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2023-02-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 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 2 House floor actions hsif00 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 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-02-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-02-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000377 Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] Kelly Armstrong R ND N J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2023-02-17 True B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2023-02-17 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2023-02-17 True M000194 Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] Nancy Mace R SC 1 2023-03-22 False V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2023-03-22 False M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] Tom McClintock R CA 5 2023-03-22 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2023-03-22 False M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2023-03-23 False C001121 Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] Jason Crow D CO 6 2023-03-23 False M001212 Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2] Barry Moore R AL 2 2023-04-19 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2023-04-19 False J000301 Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] Dusty Johnson R SD 0 2023-04-28 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2023-04-28 False B000740 Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] Stephanie Bice R OK I. 5 2023-05-09 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2023-05-09 False L000599 Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] Michael Lawler R NY 17 2023-07-26 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2023-07-26 False C001135 Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5] Lori Chavez-DeRemer R OR 5 2024-02-15 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2024-02-15 False C001130 Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] Jasmine Crockett D TX 30 2024-09-25 False G000599 Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] Daniel Goldman D NY S. 10 2024-11-13 False S001209 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 <p><strong>Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act or the EQUAL Act</strong></p> <p>This bill eliminates the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine. </p> <p>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.</p> <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p>

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