United States · Bill · S
S. 353 (114th)
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015
Introduced
3 February 2015
Last action
3 February 2015 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015 This bill authorizes a federal court to impose a sentence in a criminal proceeding that is below the minimum sentence required by statute if the court finds that a lower sentence is necessary to avoid violating statutory factors that the court must consider in imposing a sentence. The court must give parties to the proceeding notice of its intent to impose a lower sentence and state in writing the factors requiring such a sentence. This bill does not limit any right to appeal that would otherwise exist.
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Timeline
3 February 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
3 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 3 February 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- 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/114th-congress/senate-bill/353
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/353
- us · 114-s-353 · source updated 10 August 2026