Fairness in Sentencing Act of 2002

Summary

Fairness in Sentencing Act of 2002 - Disapproves Amendment number 4 of the "Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines, Policy Statements, and Official Commentary," submitted by the United States Sentencing Commission to Congress on May 1, 2002, and provides that it shall not take effect to the extent it: (1) amends provisions setting forth the base offense level for unlawfully manufacturing, importing, exporting, or trafficking of drugs to provide that the base offense level shall not be more than level 30 if the defendant receives a mitigating role adjustment; and (2) instructs the court to apply the appropriate mitigating role adjustment to reduce the defendant's base offense level.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 31 October 2002

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 31 October 2002

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• Reported to House without amendment

  summary · EN · 31 October 2002

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 May 2002

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 May 2002

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 May 2002

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