# 116-hr-7194: Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2020

116-hr-7194, Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7194
- Congress: 116
- Title: Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2020
- Status: 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.
- Introduced: 2020-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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).

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7194 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7194)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7673)
- [116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7517)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6820)
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