H.R. 1693 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 92 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1693 [Report No. 117–128, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2021Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Armstrong, and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was 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 September 27, 2021Additional sponsors: Ms. Mace, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Massie, Mr. Trone, Mr. Meijer, Mr. Lieu, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Cole, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Jones, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Dean, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Owens, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Norman, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Keller, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Norton, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Young, and Ms. Williams of Georgia September 27, 2021Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendmentStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic September 27, 2021Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 9, 2021 A BILL To eliminate the disparity in sentencing for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act of 2021 or the EQUAL Act of 2021. 2. Elimination of increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base (a) Controlled substances act The following provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) are repealed: (1) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A) (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A)). (2) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B) (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(B)). (b) Controlled substances import and export act The following provisions of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) are repealed: (1) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1) (21 U.S.C. 960(b)(1)). (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2) (21 U.S.C. 960(b)(2)). (c) Applicability to pending and past cases (1) Pending cases This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall apply to any sentence imposed after the date of enactment of this Act, regardless of when the offense was committed. (2) Past cases (A) In general In the case of a defendant who, on or before the date of enactment of this Act, was sentenced for a Federal offense described in subparagraph (B), the sentencing court may, on motion of the defendant, the Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the Government, or on its own motion, impose a reduced sentence after considering the factors set forth in section 3553(a) of title 18, United States Code. (B) Federal offense described A Federal offense described in this subparagraph is an offense that involves cocaine base that is an offense under one of the following: (i) Section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841). (ii) Section 1010 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960). (iii) Section 404(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 844(a)). (iv) Any other Federal criminal offense, the conduct or penalties for which were established by reference to a provision described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii). (C) Defendant not required to be present Notwithstanding Rule 43 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the defendant is not required to be present at any hearing on whether to impose a reduced sentence pursuant to this paragraph. (D) No reduction for previously reduced sentences A court may not consider a motion made under this paragraph to reduce a sentence if the sentence was previously imposed or previously reduced in accordance with this Act. (E) No requirement to reduce sentence Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to require a court to reduce a sentence pursuant to this paragraph. September 27, 2021Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendmentSeptember 27, 2021Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed