Obama Legislation on Crack Cocaine

TO: Criminal Justice Section
Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparities. In July 22, 2009, the House include H.R. 265, the Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009, introduced by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on January 7, 2009. H.R. 265 is identical to the Biden-Obama legislation … Retrieve Document

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: THE FAIR SENTENCING ACT OF 2010 …
Q-1: Has Congress passed crack cocaine reform legislation? A: Yes. On March 17, 2010, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing The President Obama signed the bill into law on August 3. Q-3: Does S. 1789 change any state laws? … Read Full Source

WInter 2009 Families Against Mandatory Minimums Issue 1 FAMM Gram
President Obama’s civil rights agenda calls for eliminating sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine. FAMM supported the legislation and commends pas-sage of S. 3569. Judges bring to the Commission an … View Full Source

Obama Administration Calls For Complete Elimination Of …
Obama administration calls for complete elimination of sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine who has often called for changing the crack cocaine sentencing guidelines, said he supports closing the gap, not eliminating it altogether. Legislation … Retrieve Full Source

First 100 Days
Obama Administration and 111th Congress First 100 Days Report Card Possible legislation to be proposed in the autumn. Sec. of Labor Hilda Solis has long supported a living wage. Eliminate the federal sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and … Content Retrieval

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Drug and weapons offenses, were enacted in merits of the 100:1 crack/powder cocaine sentencing Mr. Obama’s views on white-collar sentences In 2006, Mr. Obama introduced legislation … Doc Retrieval

A.W.A.R.E. Tarzana Chapter Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc.
We the undersigned are writing this letter to you in support of legislation eliminating the crack cocaine and The Obama Administration supports the complete elimination of the disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine sentences. … View Document

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: 2009-2010 FEDERAL CRACK REFORM …
Q-1: What is the status of crack cocaine reform legislation in the U.S. House of Q-13: If either H.R. 3245 or S. 1789 becomes a law, can President Obama or Attorney … Document Viewer

F EDERAL C RACK C OCAINE S ENTENCING Overview – Origins Of …
On August 3, 2010 President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act, legislation that limits the stiff mandatory minimum sentences for low-level crack cocaine offenses that bipartisan leaders agree were … Fetch This Document

A.W.A.R.E. Tarzana Chapter Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc …
The crack cocaine and powder cocaine sentencing disparity Dear Senator Boxer: We the undersigned are writing this letter to you in support of legislation eliminating the crack cocaine and powder The Obama Administration supports the complete elimination of the disparity between crack cocaine and powder … Access Content

Breakthrough In U.S. Drug Sentencing Reform
In August 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act, legislation that limits the harsh punishments that were enacted during the 1980s for low-level crack cocaine offenses. … View Full Source

CRACK COCAINE HOUSE VICTORY!!
Obama for his signature. The NAACP supports this legislation as an important first step toward completely eliminating this Everyone seems to agree that crack cocaine use is higher among Caucasians than any other group: … Get Doc

Federal Cocaine Sentencing Disparity: Sentencing Guidelines …
President Obama signed the bill into law on August 3, 2010 (P.L. 111-220). S. 1789 reduces the statutory 100:1 ratio to 18:1, by increasing the threshold amount of crack cocaine to 28 grams (for the 5-year Guidelines, Jurisprudence, and Legislation Congressional Research Service 2 Crack cocaine became … Read More

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The Obama Administration firmly believes that our criminal and sentencing laws many of you on this Committee have already introduced legislation to address the disparity between crack and powder cocaine. … Fetch Here

ONDCP Accomplishments Fact Sheet 6-1-11
To this end, the Obama Administration has requested $1.7 billion to support ? Led efforts to secure bi?partisan passage of prescription drug disposal legislation amounts of powder cocaine and crack cocaine required for the imposition of mandatory … Content Retrieval

Obama’s Plan To Sodomize America
Took cocaine with the then-lllinois legislator and participated in homosexual acts with him. Sinclair charges Obama smoked crack cocaine in the limo while Sinclair snorted Instead, legislation shall be passed which engenders love between men. All homosexuals … Retrieve Doc

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT …
Are based, and would instead treat crack cocaine as being equivalent to powder cocaine. This legislation, H.R. 3245 speaking for the Administration of President Obama, has thus concluded that “Congress’s goal should be to completely eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and … Read Full Source