First Step Implementation Act of 2021

Summary

First Step Implementation Act of 2021 This bill makes various changes related to federal sentencing law and requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to ensure the prompt release and accuracy of employment-related background check records. The bill allows certain reduced mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses to be applied retroactively to offenders who committed their offenses on or before December 21, 2018; permits a court, in certain circumstances, to grant safety valve relief (i.e., impose a sentence without regard to the statutory mandatory minimum penalty for certain drug offenses) for an otherwise eligible defendant who does not meet the requirement pertaining to criminal history; permits a court to reduce a sentence imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile if the defendant has served at least 20 years of the sentence; establishes a process to seal and expunge certain records of juvenile nonviolent offenses; and requires DOJ to establish and enforce procedures to ensure that records exchanged for employment-related background checks are promptly released and accurate.

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Timeline

1. 25 May 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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

2. 25 May 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 May 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 May 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

5. 1 November 2022

   Referred

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

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 25 May 2021 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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Sponsors

• Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
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