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July 30, 2009

House Panel OKs Measure to End Drug Sentencing Disparity
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The House Judiciary Committee has approved a measure that would end the
disparity in sentencing between offenses for crack and powder cocaine.
The Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009 would remove the
five-year minimum sentence for possessing crack cocaine. The bill now
moves to a vote by the full House.



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