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S.1410: Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
- Introduced July 31, 2013
- Latest Major Action Dec. 9, 2014
- See the five similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
31 (23 Democrats, 2 Independent Democrats, 6 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to direct the court to impose a sentence for specified controlled substance offenses without regard to any statutory minimum sentence if the court finds that the defendant: (1) does not have more than two criminal history points; (2) has no prior convictions for any offense that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 9, 2014 |
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held.
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| March 11, 2014 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 320.
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| March 11, 2014 |
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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| Jan. 30, 2014 |
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
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| July 31, 2013 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6129-6130)
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| July 31, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate by Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) |