A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to provide consecutive sentencing for felonies committed while on bail for another offense.

Summary

Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to require a court to impose consecutive sentences on any defendant who commits and is convicted of a felony while on bail or release on personal recognizance for another offense and was also convicted of the original offense.

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Timeline

1. 16 March 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 March 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 March 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 16 March 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. East, John P. [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Long, Russell B. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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