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HR 2361 105th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Drug abuse Drug traffic Families Juvenile delinquency Juvenile delinquents Juveniles tried as adults Life imprisonment Mandatory sentences Recidivists Violence Youth violence

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the "three strikes" life sentence.

Introduced: July 31, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Aug 15, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Aug 1, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1581)
Jul 31, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 31, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Three Strikes and You're Out statute (providing mandatory life imprisonment of individuals who commit more than two serious violent felonies or serious drug offenses) to provide that an individual who is adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for conduct that would be considered a serious violent felony or a serious drug offense if committed by an adult shall be deemed to be convicted of such felony or offense, but only with respect to one such adjudication.

What's happening now August 15, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 31, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2361: To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the "three strikes" life sentence.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2361/
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"H.R. 2361: To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the "three strikes" life sentence.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2361/.
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H.R. 2361, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2361/.
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