3.0.0 1252 2023-01-11T13:36:23Z 2023-01-11T13:36:23Z Senate S 2017-05-25 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-05-25T17:05:03Z RESET Act 115 3074 HR 2017-07-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS 2017-05-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-05-25 True Crime and Law Enforcement Academic performance and assessments Administrative law and regulatory procedures Budget deficits and national debt Crime victims Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Food supply, safety, and labeling Health programs administration and funding Law enforcement administration and funding Mental health U.S. Sentencing Commission Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate 2018-02-09T19:57:06Z Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment Act of 2017 or the RESET Act

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to reduce the potential sentence for possession of a controlled substance by a person with one or more prior convictions.

The bill repeals the provision providing for up to three years' imprisonment for the possession of a date rape drug and revises the penalties for possession of such drugs after a prior drug-related conviction.

The maximum term of imprisonment for the sale or use of the mails to transport, or for importation or exportation of, drug paraphernalia is reduced to one year.

The bill eliminates increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base.

In determining the weight of a controlled substance or mixture of controlled substances that is in a compound with a food product, the weight of the food product shall not be included.

Amendments made by this bill are applicable to both defendants who committed the offense and/or were convicted before the bill's enactment.

The U.S. Sentencing Commission shall review and, if appropriate, amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to any person convicted of an offense affected by this bill.

There is established within the Department of Justice the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund, for expenditures to:

  • improve outcomes for public school pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 through 12 by reducing truancy and supporting students who are at risk of dropping out or are victims of crime;
  • provide services to crime victims;
  • support mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, and diversion programs for people in the criminal justice system; and
  • pay down the national debt.
]]> RESET Act Display Title RESET Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors, to eliminate the increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base, to reinvest in our communities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced RESET Act Short Titles as Introduced Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1252is/xml/BILLS-115s1252is.xml 2017-05-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.