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HR 5455 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Terry Technical Correction Act

Introduced: September 20, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 30, 2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 29, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-586.
Nov 29, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 29, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 307 - 101 (Roll no. 488). (text: CR H8625)
Nov 29, 2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8644-8645)
Nov 29, 2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Nov 29, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5455.
Nov 29, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8625-8629)
Nov 29, 2022
Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 29, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 425.
Sep 21, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 21, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Nov 29, 2022 House · vote #488 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 307–101 See who voted →
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Terry Technical Correction Act

This bill broadens the scope of crack cocaine offenders who are eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act of 2018.

The First Step Act made the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive and authorized sentencing reductions for certain crack cocaine offenders convicted and sentenced before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective. Under current law, crack cocaine offenders whose conduct triggered a mandatory minimum sentence are eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act. However, in 2021, the Supreme Court held in Terry v. United States that low-level crack cocaine offenders whose conduct did not trigger a mandatory minimum sentence are not eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act.

This bill extends eligibility for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act to all crack cocaine offenders convicted and sentenced before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective, including low-level offenders whose conduct did not trigger a mandatory minimum sentence.

What's happening now November 30, 2022

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 27, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Sep 30, 2021
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 30, 2021
 R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Sep 30, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5455: Terry Technical Correction Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5455/
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"H.R. 5455: Terry Technical Correction Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5455/.
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H.R. 5455, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5455/.
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