EQUAL Act

H.R. 1062 in the 118th Congress (2023–2024) was introduced on Feb 17, 2023, sponsored by Kelly Armstrong with 22 co-sponsors.

During the 118th Congress (2023–2024), Joe Biden was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Status: Introduced
Introduced: Feb 17, 2023
Co-sponsors: 22
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

What it does

Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act or the EQUAL Act 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.

Sponsor

Kelly Armstrong (R-ND). Co-sponsors: 13 Democrats, 9 Republicans.

Where it stands

IntroducedFeb 17, 2023
Passed the House—
Passed the Senate—
Sent to the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (Feb 24, 2023)

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Committees

Energy and Commerce Committee
Judiciary Committee

From GovInfo bill records, Congressional Research Service summaries, Voteview roll calls and lobbying reports.

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Capitol Receipts, “H.R. 1062 (118th Congress): EQUAL Act,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/bill/118-hr-1062/equal-act (accessed 2026-10-13).