Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2020

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).