Next Step Act of 2019

Summary

Next Step Act of 2019 This bill revises sentencing guidelines, addresses prison conditions and prisoner reentry, and addresses law enforcement training. First, it eliminates increased and mandatory minimum penalties for drug offenses involving mixtures or substances which contain cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine). It decriminalizes marijuana by (1) removing marijuana from the list of scheduled substances; (2) eliminating criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana; and (3) expunging convictions for marijuana use or possession. It reduces the mandatory minimum prison term for defendants who manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Additionally, the bill requires the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide videoconferencing free of charge to prisoners; prohibits federal agencies from requesting that applicants disclose their criminal history before receiving a conditional offer of employment; restricts the use of criminal records to disqualify individuals from employment, occupational licensing, or occupational certification; creates a mechanism by which certain eligible individuals may file a petition to seal federal criminal records for certain nonviolent offenses; reinstates the right to vote in federal elections for persons convicted of criminal offenses; revises requirements for the BOP to help prisoners obtain identification documents prior to their release; establishes and revises certain grants; requires a state or tribe that receives certain funding to report on use-of-force incidents involving a law enforcement officer and a civilian; and prohibits racial profiling by law enforcement.

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Timeline

1. 26 March 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 March 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 March 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Armed Services, Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 27 March 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

5. 28 March 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

   Source: Committee

6. 3 April 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

   Source: Committee

7. 8 April 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 March 2019 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · D · Cosponsor
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• related to ← To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes.
• related to ← Democracy Restoration Act of 2019
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