United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2435 (115th)
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017
Introduced
16 May 2017
Last action
7 June 2017 · 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. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize a court to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum if it determines, after considering certain factors, that the mandatory minimum sentence is greater than necessary.
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Timeline
16 May 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
16 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 June 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 May 2017 · 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. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Justice Safety Valve Act of 2019
- related to → Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017
- related to ← Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2435
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2435
- us · 115-hr-2435 · source updated 5 December 2025