S 1127 115th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Judicial procedure and administration

Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017

Introduced: May 16, 2017 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov

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May 16, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

May 16, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize a court to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum if it determines, after considering certain factors, that the mandatory minimum sentence is greater than necessary.

What's happening now May 16, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Cosponsors 2

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Sep 11, 2017

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · May 16, 2017

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1127: Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1127/

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"S. 1127: Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1127/.

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S. 1127, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1127/.

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