To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments.
United States115th CongressHR-2435House of Representatives
Updated: Jun 7, 2017
Summary
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize a court to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum if it determines, after considering certain factors, that the mandatory minimum sentence is greater than necessary.
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S-1127: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments.Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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