[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2934 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2934

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational 
                         criminal punishments.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2009

  Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Conyers) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational 
                         criminal punishments.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense in Sentencing Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE A SENTENCE BELOW A STATUTORY MINIMUM.

    Section 3553 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g) Authority To Impose a Sentence Below a Statutory Minimum To 
Prevent an Unjust Sentence.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the court may impose a sentence below a statutory minimum if the 
court finds that it is necessary to do so in order to avoid violating 
the requirements of subsection (a).''.
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