United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1951 (116th)
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.
Introduced
28 March 2019
Last action
3 May 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
This bill authorizes a court to reduce a prison term imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile if (1) the defendant has served at least 20 years in custody, and (2) the defendant is not a danger to public safety.
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Timeline
28 March 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 May 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 28 March 2019 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Next Step Act of 2019
- related to → Next Step Act of 2019
- 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.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1951
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1951
- us · 116-hr-1951 · source updated 3 January 2025