3.0.0 1410 2023-01-11T13:24:21Z 2023-01-11T13:24:21Z Senate S S 2013-07-31 113 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing ssju21 Constitution Subcommittee Hearings by 2014-12-09T23:45:46Z Reported by 2014-03-11T19:01:03Z Markup by 2014-01-30T22:22:49Z Referred to 2013-07-31T21:44:18Z Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 113 3382 HR 2014-01-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS 2014-12-09 ssju21 Constitution Subcommittee Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held. Committee 2014-03-11 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 320. Calendars 2014-03-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2014-03-11 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-01-30 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2013-07-31 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6129-6130) IntroReferral 2013-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2013-07-31 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2013-07-31 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2013-11-20 False P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2013-12-18 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2014-01-09 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2014-01-27 False L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2014-01-27 False F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2014-01-27 False C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2014-01-30 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2014-02-04 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2014-02-10 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2014-02-24 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2014-02-26 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2014-03-10 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2014-03-13 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2014-03-13 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2014-04-02 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2014-04-02 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2014-04-03 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2014-04-03 False J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2014-04-03 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2014-04-08 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2014-04-30 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2014-06-04 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2014-06-09 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2014-07-07 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2014-07-08 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2014-07-14 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2014-07-28 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2014-07-30 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2014-07-31 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Racial and ethnic relations U.S. Sentencing Commission Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2013-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2014-11-19T23:38:12Z Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to direct the court to impose a sentence for specified controlled substance offenses without regard to any statutory minimum sentence if the court finds that the criminal history category for the defendant is not higher than category two. (Currently, the court may disregard the statutory minimum if the defendant does not have more than one criminal history point.)

Authorizes a court that imposed a sentence for a crack cocaine possession or trafficking offense committed before August 3, 2010, on motion of the defendant, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the government, or the court, to impose a reduced sentence as if provisions of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 were in effect at the time such offense was committed.

Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA) to reduce mandatory minimum sentences for manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, possessing, importing, or exporting specified controlled substances.

Directs the Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of such an offense under the CSA and CSIEA to ensure consistency with this Act and to consider specified factors, including: (1) its mandate to formulate guidelines to minimize the likelihood that the federal prison population will exceed federal prison capacity, (2) fiscal implications of changes, (3) relevant public safety concerns, (4) the intent of Congress that penalties for violent and serious drug traffickers who present public safety risks remain appropriately severe, and (5) the need to reduce and prevent racial disparities in sentencing.

Requires the Attorney General to report on how the reduced expenditures on federal corrections and cost savings resulting from this Act will be used to help reduce overcrowding, increase investment in law enforcement and crime prevention, and reduce recidivism.

]]> 01 2014-03-11 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2014-12-08T18:17:22Z Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to direct the court to impose a sentence for specified controlled substance offenses without regard to any statutory minimum sentence if the court finds that the defendant: (1) does not have more than two criminal history points; (2) has no prior convictions for any offense that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against another; and (3) has not been convicted of a specified firearm offense, sex offense, federal crime of terrorism, or racketeering offense or of conspiring to use and invest illicit drug profits.

(Sec. 3) Authorizes a court that imposed a sentence for a crack cocaine possession or trafficking offense committed before August 3, 2010, on motion of the defendant, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the government, or the court, to impose a reduced sentence as if provisions of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 were in effect at the time such offense was committed, provided such sentence was not previously imposed or reduced under such Act or such a motion wasn't previously denied.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (CSIEA) to reduce mandatory minimum sentences for manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, possessing, importing, or exporting specified controlled substances.

(Sec. 5) Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of such an offense under the CSA and CSIEA to ensure consistency with this Act and to consider specified factors, including: (1) its mandate to formulate guidelines to minimize the likelihood that the federal prison population will exceed federal prison capacity; (2) fiscal implications of changes; (3) relevant public safety concerns; (4) the intent of Congress that severe sentences for violent, repeat, and serious drug traffickers who present public safety risks remain in place; and (5) the need to reduce and prevent racial disparities in sentencing. Requires the Commission to: (1) promulgate such guidelines, policy statements, or amendments by no later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and (2) make such conforming amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines as necessary to achieve consistency with other guideline provisions and applicable law.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Attorney General to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on how the reduced expenditures on federal corrections and cost savings resulting from this Act will be used to help reduce overcrowding in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, increase investment in law enforcement and crime prevention, and reduce recidivism.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Attorney General to submit a report listing all criminal statutory offenses and including for each offense: (1) a list of the elements of the offense, (2) the potential criminal penalty for the offense, (3) the number of prosecutions for the offense brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in each of the 15 years preceding this Act's enactment, and (4) the mens rea requirement for the offense.

Requires the head of each of specified federal agencies to submit a report listing all criminal regulatory offenses enforceable by such agency and including for each offense: (1) the potential criminal penalty, (2) the number of violations referred to DOJ for prosecution in each of the 15 years preceding this Act's enactment, and (3) the mens rea requirement.

Requires the Attorney General and each agency head to establish a publicly accessible index of each such offense and make the index available and freely accessible on DOJ's and the agency's websites.

(Sec. 8) Amends the federal criminal code to establish a five-year minimum term of imprisonment for aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, sexual abuse of a minor or ward, and sexual abuse-related offenses resulting in death.

(Sec. 9) Provides for enhanced penalties for interstate domestic violence if a victim dies, if the victim is permanently disfigured or suffers a life threatening bodily injury, if serious bodily injury to the victim results, or if the offender uses a dangerous weapon during the offense.

(Sec. 10) Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act to establish a five-year minimum term of imprisonment for certain unlawful acts involving: (1) the provision of defense articles or defense services to a state sponsor of terrorism, a foreign terrorist organization, or person on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury for an activity relating to support for international terrorism or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; or (2) the exportation of goods or services to any person in connection with a program of a foreign country or foreign person to develop weapons of mass destruction.

Amends the Arms Export Control Act to establish a five-year minimum term of imprisonment for a criminal violation of such Act that involves the export of defense articles or defense services to: (1) a state sponsor of terrorism, (2) a foreign terrorist organization, (3) a person on the Office of Foreign Assets Control list, or (4) any person in connection with a program of a foreign country or foreign person to develop weapons of mass destruction.

Amends a federal criminal code prohibition against the smuggling of goods from the United States to establish a five-year minimum term of imprisonment if the merchandise, article, or object smuggled: (1) is a defense article and was exported or sent to a state sponsor of terrorism, a foreign terrorist organization, or person on the Office of Foreign Assets Control list; or (2) was exported or sent to any person in connection with a program of a foreign country or foreign person to develop weapons of mass destruction.

]]> Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 Display Title Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 S Senate Reported to Senate 2014-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1410rs/xml/BILLS-113s1410rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2013-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1410is/xml/BILLS-113s1410is.xml 2014-12-09 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.