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HR 3510 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

First Step Implementation Act of 2021

Introduced: December 23, 2021 Introduced by: Jeffries, Hakeem S. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 25, 2021
Introduced in House
May 25, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

First Step Implementation Act of 2021

This bill makes various changes related to federal sentencing law and requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to ensure the prompt release and accuracy of employment-related background check records.

The bill

  • allows certain reduced mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses to be applied retroactively to offenders who committed their offenses on or before December 21, 2018;
  • permits a court, in certain circumstances, to grant safety valve relief (i.e., impose a sentence without regard to the statutory mandatory minimum penalty for certain drug offenses) for an otherwise eligible defendant who does not meet the requirement pertaining to criminal history;
  • permits a court to reduce a sentence imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile if the defendant has served at least 20 years of the sentence;
  • establishes a process to seal and expunge certain records of juvenile nonviolent offenses; and
  • requires DOJ to establish and enforce procedures to ensure that records exchanged for employment-related background checks are promptly released and accurate.
What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1014 Identical bill First Step Implementation Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Aug 23, 2022
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 23, 2021
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Owens, Burgess
Utah · Dec 23, 2021
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 25, 2021
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 25, 2021
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Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · May 25, 2021
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3510: First Step Implementation Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3510/
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"H.R. 3510: First Step Implementation Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3510/.
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H.R. 3510, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3510/.
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