Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015

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

1. 3 February 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 February 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 3 February 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 February 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 February 2015

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 3 February 2015

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Sponsors

• Rand Paul · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017
• related to ← Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015