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Terry Technical Correction Act

USA118th CongressHR-50| House 
| Updated: 1/9/2023
Sheila Jackson Lee

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Terry Technical Correction Act This bill broadens the scope of crack cocaine offenders who are eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act of 2018. The First Step Act made the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive and authorized sentencing reductions for certain crack cocaine offenders convicted and sentenced before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective. Under current law, crack cocaine offenders whose conduct triggered a mandatory minimum sentence are eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act. However, in 2021, the Supreme Court held in Terry v. United States that low-level crack cocaine offenders whose conduct did not trigger a mandatory minimum sentence are not eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act. This bill extends eligibility for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act to all crack cocaine offenders convicted and sentenced before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective, including low-level offenders whose conduct did not trigger a mandatory minimum sentence.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-5455
Terry Technical Correction Act
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 20, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1247
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-5455
    Terry Technical Correction Act


  • January 9, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • January 9, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • April 20, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1247
    Introduced in Senate

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 118-1247: Terry Technical Correction Act
Criminal procedure and sentencingDrug trafficking and controlled substances

Terry Technical Correction Act

USA118th CongressHR-50| House 
| Updated: 1/9/2023
Terry Technical Correction Act This bill broadens the scope of crack cocaine offenders who are eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act of 2018. The First Step Act made the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive and authorized sentencing reductions for certain crack cocaine offenders convicted and sentenced before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective. Under current law, crack cocaine offenders whose conduct triggered a mandatory minimum sentence are eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act. However, in 2021, the Supreme Court held in Terry v. United States that low-level crack cocaine offenders whose conduct did not trigger a mandatory minimum sentence are not eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act. This bill extends eligibility for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act to all crack cocaine offenders convicted and sentenced before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective, including low-level offenders whose conduct did not trigger a mandatory minimum sentence.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-5455
Terry Technical Correction Act
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 20, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1247
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-5455
    Terry Technical Correction Act


  • January 9, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • January 9, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • April 20, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1247
    Introduced in Senate
Sheila Jackson Lee

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 118-1247: Terry Technical Correction Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal procedure and sentencingDrug trafficking and controlled substances