3.0.0 1933 2023-01-11T13:38:17Z 2023-01-11T13:38:17Z Senate S 2017-10-05 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-10-05T17:37:59Z 2017-10-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-10-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-10-05 True F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2017-10-05 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-10-05 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-10-05 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-10-05 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-10-05 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-10-05 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2017-10-05 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-10-05 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-10-05 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2017-10-05 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2017-10-05 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-10-05 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2017-10-05 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2017-10-05 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2017-10-05 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-10-05 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-10-05 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2017-10-05 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-10-05 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-12-19 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2017-12-19 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-03-08 False J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2018-06-11 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-07-11 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-11-27 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Government information and archives Racial and ethnic relations U.S. Sentencing Commission Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-10-05 Introduced in Senate 2020-03-02T17:13:13Z Smarter Sentencing Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to expand the safety valve to allow a court to impose a sentence below the statutory mandatory minimum for an otherwise eligible drug offender who has three or fewer (currently, one or fewer) criminal history points.

The bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to reduce the mandatory minimum prison term for defendants who manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Specifically, it reduces mandatory minimums:

  • from 10 years to 5 years for a first-time high-level offense (e.g., one kilogram or more of heroin),
  • from 20 years to 10 years for a high-level offense after one prior felony drug offense,
  • from life to 25 years for a high-level offense after two or more prior felony drug offenses,
  • from 5 years to 2 years for a first-time low-level offense (e.g., 100 to 999 grams of heroin), and
  • from 10 years to 5 years for a low-level offense after one prior felony drug offense.

Additionally, the bill amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the application of mandatory minimum prison terms for certain defendants who import or export a controlled substance. Specifically, it:

  • makes existing mandatory minimums inapplicable to a defendant who functions as a courier; and
  • establishes new, shorter mandatory minimum prison terms for a courier.

The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 applies retroactively to allow a court to reduce the prison term of a convicted crack cocaine offender sentenced before August 3, 2010.

The Department of Justice must report on and publish all federal criminal statutory offenses. Specified federal agencies, departments, and entities must report on and publish criminal regulatory offenses that they enforce.

]]> Smarter Sentencing Act of 2017 Display Title Smarter Sentencing Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Smarter Sentencing Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders. Introduced in Senate 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1933is/xml/BILLS-115s1933is.xml 2017-10-05 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.