3.0.0 706 2023-01-11T13:28:36Z 2023-01-11T13:28:36Z House HR 2015-02-04 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:H.R. 706.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Aritcle I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H812]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-16T20:24:49Z Referred to 2015-02-04T15:02:40Z Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015 114 353 S 2015-02-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2015-03-16 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 N M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2015-02-04 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-02-26 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2015-02-26 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2015-03-16 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2015-03-19 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2015-04-23 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2015-05-05 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] CORRINE BROWN D FL 5 2015-06-01 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2015-06-15 False B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2015-06-15 False G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] Alan Grayson D FL 9 2015-11-30 False L000573 Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] Raul Labrador R ID R. 1 2016-01-08 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2016-05-11 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Judicial procedure and administration Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-02-04 Introduced in House 2015-02-12T16:05:08Z 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.

]]> Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015 Display Title Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr706ih/xml/BILLS-114hr706ih.xml 2015-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. 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.