118th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 1251: First Step Implementation Act of 2023
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Summary
First Step Implementation Act of 2023
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
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- 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.
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Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Sherrod Brown D-OHOriginal
- Tammy Baldwin D-WIOriginal
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- Charles Grassley R-IAOriginal
- Amy Klobuchar D-MNOriginal
- Cynthia Lummis R-WYOriginal
- Jon Ossoff D-GAOriginal
- Chris Van Hollen D-MDOriginal
- Roger Wicker R-MSOriginal
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIOriginal
- Brian Schatz D-HI
- Laphonza Butler D-CA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Richard Durbin SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Richard Durbin.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.