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H.R. 3713 (114th)

Sentencing Reform Act of 2015

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Introduced

8 October 2015

Last action

23 December 2016 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 698.

Sponsors

Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1], Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], David Trott, Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17], Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Carlos Curbelo, Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]

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Summary

Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 This bill permits a court to reduce the mandatory minimum prison term imposed on certain non-violent defendants convicted of a high-level first-time or low-level repeat drug offense (including unlawful import, export, manufacture, or distribution of, or possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance). The legislation expands safety valve eligibility to permit a court to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum for certain non-violent, cooperative drug defendants with a limited criminal history. It reduces the enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for certain defendants who commit a high-level repeat drug offense, use a firearm in a crime of violence or drug offense after a prior conviction for such offense, or unlawfully possess a firearm after three or more prior convictions. It permits retroactive application of such reductions for defendants without a prior serious violent felony conviction, after a court considers certain factors. It also establishes a consecutive mandatory prison term for a defendant who commits a drug offense involving a detectable amount of heroin or fentanyl. The bill makes the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive to permit resentencing of a convicted crack cocaine offender sentenced before August 3, 2010.

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Timeline

  1. 8 October 2015

    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. 8 October 2015

    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

  3. 8 October 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 8 October 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 9 October 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  6. 3 November 2015

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  7. 16 November 2015

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  8. 18 November 2015

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 18 November 2015

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  10. 23 December 2016

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 698.

    Source: Calendars

  11. 23 December 2016

    Discharge

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Source: Discharge

  12. 23 December 2016

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-888, Part I.

    Source: Committee

  13. 23 December 2016

    Committee

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Source: Committee

  14. 23 December 2016

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-888, Part I.

    Source: Committee

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