United States · Bill · S
S. 1014 (117th)
First Step Implementation Act of 2021
Introduced
25 March 2021
Last action
12 July 2021 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 98.
Sponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
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
25 March 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1820-1826)
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
10 June 2021
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
12 July 2021
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 98.
Source: Calendars
12 July 2021
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
12 July 2021
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 12 July 2021 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 25 March 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → First Step Implementation Act of 2023
- related to ← First Step Implementation Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1014
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1014
- us · 117-s-1014 · source updated 10 August 2026