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Fairness in Sentencing Act of 2002

Introduced: May 9, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 31, 2002
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 484.
Oct 31, 2002
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 107-769.
Sep 10, 2002
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 10, 2002
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 5, 2002
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 14, 2002
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 14, 2002
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 14, 2002
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 10, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 9, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 9, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Fairness in Sentencing Act of 2002 - Disapproves Amendment number 4 of the "Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines, Policy Statements, and Official Commentary," submitted by the United States Sentencing Commission to Congress on May 1, 2002, and provides that it shall not take effect to the extent it: (1) amends provisions setting forth the base offense level for unlawfully manufacturing, importing, exporting, or trafficking of drugs to provide that the base offense level shall not be more than level 30 if the defendant receives a mitigating role adjustment; and (2) instructs the court to apply the appropriate mitigating role adjustment to reduce the defendant's base offense level.
What's happening now October 31, 2002

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 484.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 9, 2002
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Issa, Darrell
California · May 9, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4689: Fairness in Sentencing Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4689/
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"H.R. 4689: Fairness in Sentencing Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4689/.
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H.R. 4689, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4689/.
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