3.0.0 1950 2022-11-01T18:47:28Z 2022-11-01T18:47:28Z House HR 2019-03-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 54 (Thursday, March 28, 2019)][House][Pages H2917-H2918]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WESTERMAN:H.R. 1950.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H2918]]Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, with respect to the powerto ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises,''and to provide for the ``general Welfare of the UnitedStates.'' Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S.Constitution gives Congress the power to ``regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes.'']]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-03T17:51:01Z Referred to 2019-03-28T13:06:30Z 2019-05-03 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-03-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 N W000812 Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] Ann Wagner R MO 2 2019-04-25 False R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2019-05-08 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2019-05-17 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2020-06-18 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2020-10-09 False Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfare Criminal procedure and sentencing Juvenile crime and gang violence Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-03-28 Introduced in House 2020-09-09T11:21:42Z Sara's Law

This bill allows courts to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum for a juvenile who was convicted of a violent offense against a person who engaged in certain conduct (e.g., trafficking, abuse, or assault) against the juvenile. It also allows courts to suspend any portion of an imposed sentence under these circumstances.

]]> Sara's Law Display Title Sara's Law Official Title as Introduced To authorize the court to impose a reduced sentence for a youthful victim offender, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Sara's Law Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1950ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1950ih.xml 2019-05-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.