3.0.0 1014 2023-01-11T13:47:54Z 2023-01-11T13:47:54Z Senate S 2021-03-25 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2021-07-12T20:08:08Z Markup by 2021-06-10T14:00:00Z Referred to 2021-03-25T19:28:53Z First Step Implementation Act of 2021 117 3510 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2021-07-12 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 98. Calendars 2021-07-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2021-07-12 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-06-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2021-03-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1820-1826) IntroReferral 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2021-03-25 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2021-06-14 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2021-06-14 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-06-14 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-06-14 False O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA 2021-06-14 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2021-11-16 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-12-06 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2022-02-03 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2022-04-25 False L000571 Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 2022-05-19 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2022-05-19 False Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Evidence and witnesses Government information and archives Judicial review and appeals Juvenile crime and gang violence Lawyers and legal services Personnel records Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-26T15:53:51Z First Step Implementation Act of 2021

This bill makes various changes related to federal sentencing law and requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to ensure the prompt release and accuracy of employment-related background check records.

The bill

  • allows certain reduced mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses to be applied retroactively to offenders who committed their offenses on or before December 21, 2018;
  • permits a court, in certain circumstances, to grant safety valve relief (i.e., impose a sentence without regard to the statutory mandatory minimum penalty for certain drug offenses) for an otherwise eligible defendant who does not meet the requirement pertaining to criminal history;
  • permits a court to reduce a sentence imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile if the defendant has served at least 20 years of the sentence;
  • establishes a process to seal and expunge certain records of juvenile nonviolent offenses; and
  • requires DOJ to establish and enforce procedures to ensure that records exchanged for employment-related background checks are promptly released and accurate.
]]> 25 2021-07-12 Reported to Senate 2022-02-04T16:09:40Z First Step Implementation Act of 2021

This bill makes various changes related to federal sentencing law and requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to ensure the prompt release and accuracy of employment-related background check records.

The bill

  • allows certain reduced mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses to be applied retroactively to offenders who committed their offenses on or before December 21, 2018;
  • permits a court, in certain circumstances, to grant safety valve relief (i.e., impose a sentence without regard to the statutory mandatory minimum penalty for certain drug offenses) for an otherwise eligible defendant who does not meet the requirement pertaining to criminal history;
  • permits a court to reduce a sentence imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile if the defendant has served at least 20 years of the sentence;
  • establishes a process to seal and expunge certain records of juvenile nonviolent offenses; and
  • requires DOJ to establish and enforce procedures to ensure that records exchanged for employment-related background checks are promptly released and accurate.
]]> First Step Implementation Act of 2021 Display Title First Step Implementation Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced First Step Implementation Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate First Step Implementation Act of 2021 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Reported to Senate 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1014rs/xml/BILLS-117s1014rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1014is/xml/BILLS-117s1014is.xml 2021-07-12 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 98. 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.