3.0.0 2435 2023-01-11T13:36:46Z 2023-01-11T13:36:46Z House HR 2017-05-16 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia:H.R. 2435.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H4223]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-07T18:06:09Z Referred to 2017-05-16T16:04:45Z Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017 115 1127 S 2017-05-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2017-06-07 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-05-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-16 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 2017-05-16 True J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2017-05-22 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2017-05-22 False C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 14 2017-05-26 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2017-06-06 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2017-06-13 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2017-06-21 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2017-06-26 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2017-07-11 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2017-07-11 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2017-07-12 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2017-07-27 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2017-09-06 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2017-09-11 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2017-09-11 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2018-05-21 False J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2018-06-28 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Judicial procedure and administration Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-05-16 Introduced in House 2018-02-14T18:01:08Z Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize 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.

]]> Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017 Display Title Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017 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 2017 Introduced in House 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2435ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2435ih.xml 2017-06-07 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.