US Congress House Bill 706 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015 This bill authorizes a federal court to impose a sentence in a criminal proceeding that is below the minimum sentence required by statute if the court finds that a lower sentence is necessary to avoid violating statutory factors that the court must consider in imposing a sentence. The court must give parties to the proceeding notice of its intent to impose a lower sentence and state in writing the factors requiring such a sentence. This bill does not limit any right to appeal that would otherwise exist.

Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015

Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]
Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-02-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-02-04	House	Introduced in House

SB353 (Same As) 2015-02-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/706/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr706/BILLS-114hr706ih.pdf