3.0.041362026-08-10T11:51:27Z2026-08-10T11:51:27ZSenateSS2026-03-18119https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4136ssju00Judiciary CommitteeSenateStandingReferred To2026-03-18T20:28:36Z2026-03-18ssju00Judiciary CommitteeSenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.IntroReferral2026-03-18Introduced in SenateIntroReferral100009Library of CongressB001288Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]CoryBookerDNJND000563Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]RichardDurbinDILJ.2026-03-18TrueCrime and Law EnforcementCrime and Law Enforcement2026-04-01T17:54:55Z002026-03-18Introduced in Senate2026-04-03T15:49:09ZSentencing Commission Improvements Act
This bill adds one nonvoting member to the U.S. Sentencing Commission and requires the new member to be a public defender.
]]>Sentencing Commission Improvements ActDisplay Title45Sentencing Commission Improvements Act2026-03-25T04:23:27ZShort Title(s) as Introduced101Sentencing Commission Improvements Act2026-03-25T04:23:26ZIntroduced in SenateISOfficial Title as Introduced6A bill to include a Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission.2026-03-25T04:18:41ZIntroduced in SenateISIntroduced in Senate2026-03-18T04:00:00Zhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4136is/xml/BILLS-119s4136is.xml2026-03-18Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.text/xmlENPursuant 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 CongressThis 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.