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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB3530

Legislation Overview

Title: Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2015

Subject: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Drug trafficking and controlled substances: Crime and law enforcement

Description: Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2015 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate most drug offense mandatory minimum prison terms imposed on a defendant who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Additionally, it eliminates drug offense mandatory minimum prison terms for simple possession, distribution to an individual under age 21 by an individual at least age 18, distribution or manufacture in a school zone, and use of an individual under age 18 to distribute. Finally, the bill requires prior written approval of the Attorney General to prosecute a defendant for certain drug offenses that involve low-level drug quantities (e.g., less than one kilogram of heroin or less than 500 grams of cocaine-based substances).

Session: 114th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Last Action Date: October 5, 2015

Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3530/all-info

Sponsors

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12 sponsors: Maxine Waters (D); Michael Honda (D); Raul Grijalva (D); Chaka Fattah (D); Robert Brady (D); Keith Ellison (D); Barbara Lee (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Mark Pocan (D); Steve Cohen (D); Karen Bass (D); Jose Serrano (D)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Oct 5 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
House	Sep 18 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
House	Sep 16 2015	Introduced in House
House	Sep 16 2015	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.
House	Sep 16 2015	Referred to House Judiciary
House	Sep 16 2015	Referred to House Energy and Commerce

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Sep 18 2015	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill