United States · Bill · S
S. 399 (116th)
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2019
Introduced
7 February 2019
Last action
7 February 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rand Paul, Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2019 This bill authorizes a court to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum if it determines, after considering certain factors, that the mandatory minimum sentence is greater than necessary.
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Timeline
7 February 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 7 February 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 February 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 February 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 7 February 2019
Sponsors
- Rand Paul · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Justice Safety Valve Act of 2021
- related to ← Justice Safety Valve Act of 2019
- related to ← Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/399
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/399
- us · 116-s-399 · source updated 10 August 2026