A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments.

United States115th CongressS-1127Senate
Updated: May 16, 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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HR-2435: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

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