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S 4549 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Detention of persons Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2020

Introduced: September 9, 2020 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4549)
Sep 9, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2020

This bill removes the presumption of pretrial detention for an individual who is charged with a federal drug offense for which the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 years or more.

What's happening now September 9, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4549)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 9, 2020
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Sep 9, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4549: Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4549/
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"S. 4549: Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4549/.
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S. 4549, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4549/.
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