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HR 2316 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011

Introduced: June 23, 2011 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Passed House
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Became law
Aug 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 23, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 23, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011 - Directs: (1) a court, in cases in which a sentence has not yet been imposed with respect to the application of the penalty amendments of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 to cocaine base offenses committed prior to the enactment of such Act, to impose such sentence as if such amendments were in effect on the date the offense was committed; and (2) the Court of Appeals to remand for resentencing consistent with such amendments such cases in which a sentence has already been imposed, if subject to a pending appeal on or after August 3, 2010.

Authorizes the sentencing court, in the case of a defendant who has been convicted of such an offense committed before August 3, 2010, for which a term of imprisonment has been imposed, to reduce the term of imprisonment for that crime consistent with the amendments made by that Act on motion of the defendant or the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, or on its own motion.

What's happening now August 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2316: Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2316/
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"H.R. 2316: Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2316/.
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H.R. 2316, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2316/.
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