Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2020
Sponsored By: Representative Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
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Summary
Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2020 This bill eliminates most mandatory minimum prison terms for drug offenses involving the import, export, manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Additionally, it eliminates mandatory minimum prison terms for the following drug offenses: simple possession, distribution to an individual under age 21 by an individual at least age 18, distribution or manufacture in a school zone, and use of an individual under age 18 to distribute. Finally, the bill requires prior written approval of the Attorney General to prosecute a defendant for certain drug offenses that involve low-level drug quantities (e.g., less than one kilogram of heroin or less than 500 grams of cocaine-based substances).
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 6/11/2020
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/11/2020
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