United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1695 (113th)
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013
Introduced
24 April 2013
Last action
14 June 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Radel, Trey [R-FL-19], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a federal court to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum if necessary to avoid violating federal provisions prescribing factors courts must consider in imposing a sentence. Requires the court to give the parties notice of its intent to impose a lower sentence and to state in writing the factors requiring such a sentence.
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Timeline
24 April 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 June 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 April 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Radel, Trey [R-FL-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1695
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1695
- us · 113-hr-1695 · source updated 5 December 2025