S 3747
115th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adult education and literacy
Advisory bodies
Census and government statistics
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
First Step Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 2018
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 731.
Dec 12, 2018
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Dec 12, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
First Step Act of 2018
This bill makes changes to various aspects of the criminal justice system.
Among other things, the bill does the following:
- modifies federal sentencing provisions,
- establishes a risk and needs assessment system at the Bureau of Prisons, and
- reauthorizes the Second Chance Act of 2007.
What's happening now
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 731.
Cosponsors
1