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S 353 114th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Judicial procedure and administration

Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015

Introduced: February 3, 2015 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 3, 2015
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Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015

This bill authorizes a federal court to impose a sentence in a criminal proceeding that is below the minimum sentence required by statute if the court finds that a lower sentence is necessary to avoid violating statutory factors that the court must consider in imposing a sentence. The court must give parties to the proceeding notice of its intent to impose a lower sentence and state in writing the factors requiring such a sentence. This bill does not limit any right to appeal that would otherwise exist.

What's happening now February 3, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 706 Identical bill Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 24, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 353: Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-353/
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"S. 353: Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-353/.
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