[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3245 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 400
111th CONGRESS
   2d Session
                                H. R. 3245

                      [Report No. 111-670, Part I]

 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances 
Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2009

   Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. 
   Waters, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Nadler of New York, Ms. Zoe 
   Lofgren of California, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Cohen, Ms. 
 Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
 Payne, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Paul, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, and 
 Mr. Quigley) introduced the following bill; which was 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

                            December 1, 2010

              Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary

                            December 1, 2010

    Additional sponsors: Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Edwards of 
  Maryland, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
 Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Carson 
of Indiana, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Israel, Mr. Serrano, 
Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Jackson 
   of Illinois, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Watt, Mr. 
 Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
 Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Capuano, Ms. DeLauro, 
Mr. McGovern, Ms. Chu, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Berman, 
 Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Castle, Ms. Clarke, 
Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Driehaus, and 
                              Mr. Kissell

                            December 1, 2010

     Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances 
Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and for 
                            other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act 
of 2009''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF INCREASED PENALTIES FOR COCAINE OFFENSES WHERE 
              THE COCAINE INVOLVED IS COCAINE BASE.

    (a) Controlled Substances Act.--The following provisions of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) are repealed:
            (1) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A).
            (2) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B).
            (3) The sentence beginning ``Notwithstanding the preceding 
        sentence'' in section 404(a).
    (b) Controlled Substances Import and Export Act.--The following 
provisions of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 
U.S.C. 951 et seq.) are repealed:
            (1) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1).
            (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2).
                                                 Union Calendar No. 400

111th CONGRESS

   2d Session

                               H. R. 3245

                      [Report No. 111-670, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances 
Import and Export Act regarding penalties for cocaine offenses, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 1, 2010

     Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed