US Congress House Bill 1466 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-0)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-14 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009- Requires the Attorney General's prior written approval for a federal prosecution of an offense under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA), or for any conspiracy to commit such an offense, where the offense involves the illegal distribution or possession of a controlled substance in an amount less than that specified as a minimum for an offense under CSA or, in the case of any substance containing cocaine or cocaine base, in an amount less than 500 grams. Modifies CSA and CSIEA to delete specified mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment.

Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009

Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]
Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC]	Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-14		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2009-05-21		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2009-04-27		Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2009-03-16		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-03-12		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-03-12		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-03-12		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.
2009-03-12		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E656-657)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1466/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1466/BILLS-111hr1466ih.pdf