Issues Update
As the first session of the 109th Congress convenes, Congressional Digest reviews and updates the issues we focused on during the 108th Congress (2003 and 2004). Crack vs. Powder CocaineVol. 82, No. 1 — January 2003 In recent years, several bills have been introduced in Congress to address the disparity in sentences for offenses involving crack and powder cocaine, but none has been enacted. In the 108th Congress, Representative Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD-R) introduced legislation to eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine by lowering the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack…
