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Union Calendar No. 92 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1693 

[Report No. 117–128, Part I] 

To eliminate the disparity in sentencing for cocaine offenses, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2021 

Mr. 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, 2021 

Additional 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 


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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For 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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eliminating a Quantifi5 ably Unjust Application of the Law Act of 2021’’ or the 

6 ‘‘EQUAL Act of 2021’’. 

7 SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CO8 CAINE OFFENSES WHERE THE COCAINE IN9 VOLVED IS COCAINE BASE. 

10 (a) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.—The following 

11 provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 

12 et seq.) are repealed: 

13 (1) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A) (21 

14 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A)). 

15 (2) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B) (21 

16 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(B)). 

17 (b) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IMPORT AND EXPORT

18 ACT.—The following provisions of the Controlled Sub19 stances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) are 

20 repealed: 

21 (1) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1) (21 

22 U.S.C. 960(b)(1)). 

23 (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2) (21 

24 U.S.C. 960(b)(2)). 

25 (c) APPLICABILITY TO PENDING AND PAST CASES.— 


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1 (1) PENDING CASES.—This section, and the 

2 amendments made by this section, shall apply to any 

3 sentence imposed after the date of enactment of this 

4 Act, regardless of when the offense was committed. 

5 (2) PAST CASES.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a defend7 ant who, on or before the date of enactment of 

8 this Act, was sentenced for a Federal offense de9 scribed in subparagraph (B), the sentencing 

10 court may, on motion of the defendant, the Bu11 reau of Prisons, the attorney for the Government, 

12 or on its own motion, impose a reduced sentence 

13 after considering the factors set forth in section 

14 3553(a) of title 18, United States Code. 

15 (B) FEDERAL OFFENSE DESCRIBED.—A 

16 Federal offense described in this subparagraph is 

17 an offense that involves cocaine base that is an 

18 offense under one of the following: 

19 (i) Section 401 of the Controlled Sub20 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 841). 

21 (ii) Section 1010 of the Controlled 

22 Substances Import and Export Act (21 

23 U.S.C. 960). 

24 (iii) Section 404(a) of the Controlled 

25 Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 844(a)). 


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1 (iv) Any other Federal criminal of2 fense, the conduct or penalties for which 

3 were established by reference to a provision 

4 described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii). 

5 (C) DEFENDANT NOT REQUIRED TO BE

6 PRESENT.—Notwithstanding Rule 43 of the Fed7 eral Rules of Criminal Procedure, the defendant 

8 is not required to be present at any hearing on 

9 whether to impose a reduced sentence pursuant 

10 to this paragraph. 

11 (D) NO REDUCTION FOR PREVIOUSLY RE12 DUCED SENTENCES.—A court may not consider 

13 a motion made under this paragraph to reduce 

14 a sentence if the sentence was previously imposed 

15 or previously reduced in accordance with this 

16 Act. 

17 (E) NO REQUIREMENT TO REDUCE SEN18 TENCE.—Nothing in this paragraph may be con19 strued to require a court to reduce a sentence 

20 pursuant to this paragraph. 


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Union Calendar No. 92 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1693 

[Report No. 117–128, Part I] 

A BILL 

To eliminate the disparity in sentencing for cocaine 

offenses, and for other purposes. 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an 

amendment 

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; comState of the Union and ordered to be printed mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 


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