---
title: "Fair Sentencing Act §§ 2–3"
citation: "Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-220, §§ 2–3, 124 Stat. 2372"
authority_id: "AUTH-PL-111-220-SECS-2-3"
authority_type: "statute"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding_statute"
official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-111publ220/pdf/PLAW-111publ220.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-PL-111-220-SECS-2-3/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Fair Sentencing Act §§ 2–3

## Propositions supported

- Crack threshold changes in 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1) and 960(b).
- Elimination of the crack-specific mandatory minimum in 21 U.S.C. § 844(a).

## Official source

<https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-111publ220/pdf/PLAW-111publ220.pdf> at 124 Stat. 2372.


## Used in

- [First Step Act § 404 — Retroactive Fair Sentencing Act Relief](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/70-sentence-modification/first-step-act-section-404.md)
- [Rules 35 and 36 — Sentence Correction, Assistance, Record Error, and Appeals](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/70-sentence-modification/rules-35-36-and-modification-appeals.md)