3.0.0 697 2022-11-01T17:17:22Z 2022-11-01T17:17:22Z Senate S 2019-03-07 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-03-07T16:20:14Z Democracy Restoration Act of 2019 116 196 HR 2019-01-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS Fair Chance Act 116 1076 HR 2020-01-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 301. Related bill CRS Marijuana Justice Act of 2019 116 1456 HR 2019-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes. 116 1951 HR 2019-05-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS New Pathways Act 116 2232 HR 2019-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS REDEEM Act 116 2410 HR 2019-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2019 116 2865 HR 2019-06-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Fair Chance Act 116 387 S 2019-04-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 69. Related bill CRS Marijuana Justice Act of 2019 116 597 S 2019-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Next Step Act of 2019 116 1893 HR 2019-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS Democracy Restoration Act of 2019 116 1068 S 2019-04-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS New Pathways Act 116 1080 S 2019-04-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2019 116 1557 S 2019-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Smarter Sentencing Act of 2019 116 2850 S 2019-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS PRIDE Act 116 7089 HR 2020-06-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2019 116 2355 S 2019-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2020 116 7270 HR 2020-06-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS End Racial Profiling Act of 2019 116 4339 HR 2019-09-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration. 116 8941 HR 2020-12-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2019-03-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-03-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-02-10 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Child health Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Defense Detention of persons Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee hiring Employee performance Employment and training programs Employment discrimination and employee rights Evidence and witnesses Firearms and explosives Food assistance and relief General Services Administration Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Housing and community development funding Intergovernmental relations Judicial procedure and administration Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Lawyers and legal services Licensing and registrations Mental health Military procurement, research, weapons development Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Personnel records Poverty and welfare assistance Public contracts and procurement Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination State and local government operations Trade restrictions U.S. Sentencing Commission Voting rights Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-03-07 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-19T18:09:47Z Next Step Act of 2019

This bill revises sentencing guidelines, addresses prison conditions and prisoner reentry, and addresses law enforcement training.

First, it eliminates increased and mandatory minimum penalties for drug offenses involving mixtures or substances which contain cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine).

It decriminalizes marijuana by (1) removing marijuana from the list of scheduled substances; (2) eliminating criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana; and (3) expunging convictions for marijuana use or possession.

It reduces the mandatory minimum prison term for defendants who manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

Additionally, the bill

  • requires the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide videoconferencing free of charge to prisoners;
  • prohibits federal agencies from requesting that applicants disclose their criminal history before receiving a conditional offer of employment;
  • restricts the use of criminal records to disqualify individuals from employment, occupational licensing, or occupational certification;
  • creates a mechanism by which certain eligible individuals may file a petition to seal federal criminal records for certain nonviolent offenses;
  • reinstates the right to vote in federal elections for persons convicted of criminal offenses;
  • revises requirements for the BOP to help prisoners obtain identification documents prior to their release;
  • establishes and revises certain grants;
  • requires a state or tribe that receives certain funding to report on use-of-force incidents involving a law enforcement officer and a civilian; and
  • prohibits racial profiling by law enforcement.
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