S.1254: A bill to disapprove of amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines relating to lowering of crack sentences and sentences for money laundering and transactions in property derived from unlawful activity.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about congress
  • Introduced Sept. 18, 1995
  • Latest Major Action Oct. 30, 1995

Bill Summary

Disapproves the U.S. Sentencing Commission's amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines relating to: (1) equalization of crack and cocaine powder quantities for trafficking and possession offenses; and (2) money laundering and transactions in property derived from unlawful activity. (Sec. 2) Directs the Sentencing Commission to submit to the Congress recommendations regarding changes to the statutes and Sentencing Guidelines governing sentences...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 194.
Measure laid before Senate.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 237.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2259 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. A specified amendment is in order. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of S. 1254, as passed by the Senate, shall be considered as adopted in the Committee of the Whole and in the House. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of further amendment. No further amendment shall be in order except the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, debatable for 1 hour and not subject to amendment. After passage of the bill, it shall be in order to take from the Sp eaker's table and consider the bill S. 1254. It shall be in order to move to strike all afte...
The previous question was ordered without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
A similar measure H.R. 2259 was laid on the table without objection.
Cleared for White House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 104-38.
Sept. 18, 1995

Introduced in the Senate by Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.)

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