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Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Reform Act of 1994

Introduced: March 8, 1994 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 1994
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 253.
Mar 24, 1994
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-460.
Mar 16, 1994
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Mar 16, 1994
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 11, 1994
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Mar 11, 1994
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 10, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Mar 8, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 8, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal criminal code to require the court, in the case of specified offenses under the Controlled Substances Act or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, to impose a sentence pursuant to guidelines established by the U.S. Sentencing Commission, without regard to any statutory minimum sentence, if the court finds at sentencing that: (1) the offense did not result in death or serious bodily injury to any person; and (2) the defendant does not have any criminal history points under the Commission's Guidelines Manual, did not use violence or credible threats of violence or possess a firearm or other dangerous weapon (or induce another participant to do so) in connection with the offense, was not an organizer, leader, manager, or supervisor of others (as determined under the Manual) in the offense, and has provided to the Government all information the defendant has concerning the offense or related criminal conduct.

What's happening now March 24, 1994

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 253.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3979: Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Reform Act of 1994. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3979/
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"H.R. 3979: Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Reform Act of 1994." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3979/.
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H.R. 3979, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3979/.
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