H.R. 1693 · 117th Congress · 2021–2022
EQUAL Act
H.R. 1693 in the 117th Congress (2021–2022), the EQUAL Act, has passed the house — introduced on Mar 9, 2021, sponsored by Hakeem S. Jeffries with 56 co-sponsors. Congress held 1 roll call vote on it.
During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Status
- Passed the House
- Introduced
- Mar 9, 2021
- Co-sponsors
- 56
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
What it does
Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act of 2021 or the EQUAL Act of 2021 This bill eliminates the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine. Currently, different threshold quantities of crack cocaine and powder cocaine (e.g., 28 grams of crack cocaine and 500 grams of powder cocaine) trigger the same statutory criminal penalties.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Official title
EQUAL Act of 2021
Sponsor
Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY). Co-sponsors: 30 Democrats, 26 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedMar 9, 2021
- Passed the HouseSep 28, 2021
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sep 29, 2021)
How Congress voted
- On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
House · Sep 28, 2021 · Passed361–66
Every roll call vote on this bill
- Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law ActHouse · Sep 28, 2021
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- H.R. 55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Committees
- Judiciary Committee
- Energy and Commerce Committee
More
From GovInfo bill records, Congressional Research Service summaries, Voteview roll calls and lobbying reports.
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