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H.R.765: Safety Valve Fairness Act of 2001
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced Feb. 27, 2001
- Latest Major Action March 9, 2001
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
23 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
Safety Valve Fairness Act of 2001 - Makes retroactive the court's authority to apply sentencing guidelines instead of mandatory sentences to drug offenders who were first time, nonviolent drug offenders who were not leaders or organizers, did not use a firearm, and provided the Government with all the information they had about the offense.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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Feb. 27, 2001 |
Introduced in the House by Albert Russell Wynn (D-Md.) |