Public Law 111-220
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Public Law 111-220 is the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which reduced the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses.
All labels observed (1)
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| Public Law 111-220 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8896824 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 111-220 Context triple: [Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, publicLawNumber, Public Law 111-220]
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A.
Public Law 111-203
Public Law 111-203 is the formal designation of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a major 2010 U.S. financial regulatory reform law enacted in response to the 2008 financial crisis.
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B.
Public Law 111-152
Public Law 111-152 is the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, a U.S. federal law that amended and expanded the Affordable Care Act while overhauling student loan financing.
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C.
Public Law 111-296
Public Law 111-296 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 2010 that reauthorized and strengthened child nutrition programs, including school meals, to improve children’s health and reduce hunger.
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D.
Public Law 111-267
Public Law 111-267 is a United States federal statute that authorized and set policy and funding priorities for NASA in 2010, shaping the agency’s programs and direction in human spaceflight, exploration, and research.
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E.
Public Law 111-31
Public Law 111-31 is a 2009 U.S. federal statute that granted the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, and sale of tobacco products.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 111-220 Target entity description: Public Law 111-220 is the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which reduced the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses.
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A.
Public Law 111-203
Public Law 111-203 is the formal designation of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a major 2010 U.S. financial regulatory reform law enacted in response to the 2008 financial crisis.
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B.
Public Law 111-152
Public Law 111-152 is the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, a U.S. federal law that amended and expanded the Affordable Care Act while overhauling student loan financing.
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C.
Public Law 111-296
Public Law 111-296 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 2010 that reauthorized and strengthened child nutrition programs, including school meals, to improve children’s health and reduce hunger.
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D.
Public Law 111-267
Public Law 111-267 is a United States federal statute that authorized and set policy and funding priorities for NASA in 2010, shaping the agency’s programs and direction in human spaceflight, exploration, and research.
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E.
Public Law 111-31
Public Law 111-31 is a 2009 U.S. federal statute that granted the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, and sale of tobacco products.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Congress
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United States federal statute ⓘ criminal justice reform law ⓘ |
| affects |
21 U.S.C. § 841
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21 U.S.C. § 960 ⓘ United States Sentencing Commission guidelines ⓘ
linked to:
United States Sentencing Guidelines
federal mandatory minimum sentencing scheme for crack cocaine ⓘ |
| aim |
modify statutory penalties for crack cocaine offenses
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reduce racial disparities in federal drug sentencing ⓘ reduce sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
crack cocaine trafficking offenses
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federal criminal prosecutions ⓘ powder cocaine trafficking offenses (for ratio comparison) ⓘ |
| changes |
increased quantities of crack cocaine triggering mandatory minimum sentences
ⓘ
reduced crack-to-powder cocaine sentencing ratio ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 111 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 2010-08-03 ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 2010-08-03 ⓘ |
| eliminates | 5-year mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession of crack cocaine ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 111th United States Congress ⓘ |
| increased10YearMandatoryMinimumThresholdForCrack | from 50 grams to 280 grams ⓘ |
| increased5YearMandatoryMinimumThresholdForCrack | from 5 grams to 28 grams ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| newRatio | 18:1 ⓘ |
| officialName | Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
civil rights and liberties
ⓘ
crime and law enforcement ⓘ drug policy ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| previousRatio | 100:1 ⓘ |
| prohibits | imposition of mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession of crack cocaine ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 111-220 ⓘ |
| region | United States federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
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First Step Act of 2018 ⓘ
linked to:
First Step Act
United States federal sentencing guidelines ⓘ
linked to:
United States Sentencing Guidelines
|
| requires | United States Sentencing Commission to promulgate conforming guideline amendments ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 124 Stat. 2372 ⓘ |
| subject |
United States Sentencing Guidelines
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cocaine sentencing ⓘ criminal law ⓘ drug offenses ⓘ federal sentencing ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | sentencing reform ⓘ |
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Subject: Public Law 111-220 Description of subject: Public Law 111-220 is the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which reduced the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses.
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