S 1127
115th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Judicial procedure and administration
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 16, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 16, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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