HR 5112 · 99th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Crack and Cocaine Meaningful Penalties Act

Introduced 1986-06-26· Sponsored by Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: See H.R.5484.(1986-10-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Crack and Cocaine Meaningful Penalties Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to impose increased criminal penalties for dealing in: (1) one or more grams of base form of cocaine; and (2) 100 or more grams of other schedule I or II narcotic drugs. (Current law imposes such increased penalties on a kilogram or more of some schedule I or II narcotic drugs.)…

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Cosponsors (12)

4 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14]NY
Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16]FL
Resident Commissioner Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-5]OR
Rep. Lundine, Stanley N. [D-NY-34]NY
Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]MD
Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19]CA
Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27]NY
Rep. Daub, Hal [R-NE-2]NE
Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Monson, David S. [R-UT-2]UT