S 851 118th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Executive agency funding and structure Lawyers and legal services U.S. Sentencing Commission

Sentencing Commission Improvements Act

Introduced: March 16, 2023 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S829-831)

Mar 16, 2023

Introduced in Senate

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Sentencing Commission Improvements Act

This bill adds one nonvoting member to the U.S. Sentencing Commission and requires the new member to be a public defender.

What's happening now March 16, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S829-831)

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Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Mar 16, 2023

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 851: Sentencing Commission Improvements Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-851/

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"S. 851: Sentencing Commission Improvements Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-851/.

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S. 851, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-851/.

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