First Step Act of 2018

3.0.0 3649 2022-01-04T16:28:17Z 2023-01-04T12:22:19Z Senate S 2018-11-15 115 First Step Act of 2018 115 3747 S 2018-12-13 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 731. Related bill CRS Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 115 613 HR 2018-05-16 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 115 1084 S 2017-05-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act 115 5682 HR 2018-05-23 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS First Step Act of 2018 115 756 S 2018-12-21 Became Public Law No: 115-391. Related bill CRS GRACE Act 115 2471 S 2018-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS FIRST STEP Act 115 2795 S 2018-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR 5/9/2018 S2580-2581; text of measure as introduced: CR S2518-2527) Related bill CRS 2018-11-26 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 674. Calendars 2018-11-15 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2018-11-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2018-11-15 True L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2018-11-15 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2018-11-15 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2018-11-15 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2018-11-15 True S001184 Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] Tim Scott R SC 2018-11-15 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2018-11-15 True E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2018-11-15 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2018-11-15 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2018-11-15 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2018-11-15 True F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2018-11-26 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2018-11-26 False R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2018-11-26 False J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2018-11-26 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2018-11-26 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2018-11-26 False A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2018-11-26 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2018-11-26 False P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2018-11-27 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2018-11-27 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2018-11-27 False P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2018-11-27 False Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2018-11-28 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2018-11-28 False C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2018-11-29 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2018-11-29 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2018-12-05 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-12-05 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2018-12-06 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2018-12-06 False C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2018-12-10 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-12-10 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2018-12-12 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2018-12-12 False P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2018-12-13 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2018-12-13 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2018-12-18 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2018-12-18 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2018-12-18 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2018-12-18 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2018-12-18 False 2018-12-14T19:27:29Z S. 3649, First Step Act of 2018 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54884 Direct Spending and Revenue effects of an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute for S. 3649, as posted on the website of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on December 13, 2018. Crime and Law Enforcement Accounting and auditing Advisory bodies Animal protection and human-animal relationships Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Justice Detention of persons Disaster relief and insurance District of Columbia Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Family relationships Firearms and explosives Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Higher education Judicial procedure and administration Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Mental health Public contracts and procurement Sex offenses Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Tax-exempt organizations Violent crime Vocational and technical education Women's health Crime and Law Enforcement

00 2018-11-15 Introduced in Senate 2018-12-28T21:48:52Z First Step Act

This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions:

to require the Department of Justice to establish and the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to implement a risk and needs assessment system;
to modify the computation of good time credit;
to allow federal correctional officers to securely store and carry concealed firearms on BOP premises outside the security perimeter of a prison;
to limit the use of restraints on federal prisoners who are pregnant or in postpartum recovery;
to reduce mandatory minimum prison terms for certain nonviolent repeat drug offenses;
to broaden the existing safety valve to permit a sentence below the mandatory minimum for certain nonviolent, cooperative drug offenders with a limited criminal history;
to make the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive;
to require prisoners to be placed within 500 miles of their primary residence;
to require low-risk prisoners to be placed on home confinement for the maximum amount of time permitted;
to reauthorize through FY2022 and modify eligibility for an elderly offender early release pilot program;
to require the BOP to help prisoners obtain identification documents prior to release, to incorporate de-escalation procedures into training programs, and to make tampons and sanitary napkins available free of charge;
to authorize Federal Prison Industries to sell products to additional markets;
to require probation and pretrial services officers to perform court-directed supervision of sex offenders conditionally released from civil commitment;
to require the BOP to establish pilot programs on youth mentorship and service to abandoned, rescued, or vulnerable animals; and
to limit juvenile solitary confinement.

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First Step Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2018 Display Title First Step Act Short Titles as Introduced First Step Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3649pcs/xml/BILLS-115s3649pcs.xml 2018-11-26 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 674. 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.