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A bill targeting criminal sentencing due to a perceived bias against race, rather than understanding the mandatories are designed for particular offenses.
Title: Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2020
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Description: To eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for all drug offenses.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: 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.
Last Action Date: June 11, 2020
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7194/all-info
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6 sponsors: Maxine Waters (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Barbara Lee (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Mark Pocan (D); Ro Khanna (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Jun 11 2020 | Introduced in House |
House | Jun 11 2020 | 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 | Jun 11 2020 | 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. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Jul 9 2020 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill