Rep. Trone-Backed Bill to End the Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine Passes House
October 01, 2021
October 01, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021:
Congressman David Trone (MD-06) applauded yesterday's passage of the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation aims to eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses.
"The EQUAL Act will finally eliminate the racist laws that tr . . .
Congressman David Trone (MD-06) applauded yesterday's passage of the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation aims to eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses.
"The EQUAL Act will finally eliminate the racist laws that tr . . .