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114-hr-3713114th Congress

Sentencing Reform Act of 2015

Sponsored By: Representative ROBERT GOODLATTE

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Summary

Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 This bill permits a court to reduce the mandatory minimum prison term imposed on certain non-violent defendants convicted of a high-level first-time or low-level repeat drug offense (including unlawful import, export, manufacture, or distribution of, or possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance). The legislation expands safety valve eligibility to permit a court to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum for certain non-violent, cooperative drug defendants with a limited criminal history. It reduces the enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for certain defendants who commit a high-level repeat drug offense, use a firearm in a crime of violence or drug offense after a prior conviction for such offense, or unlawfully possess a firearm after three or more prior convictions. It permits retroactive application of such reductions for defendants without a prior serious violent felony conviction, after a court considers certain factors. It also establishes a consecutive mandatory prison term for a defendant who commits a drug offense involving a detectable amount of heroin or fentanyl. The bill makes the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive to permit resentencing of a convicted crack cocaine offender sentenced before August 3, 2010.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

ROBERT GOODLATTE

VA • R

Cosponsors

  • JOHN CONYERS

    MI • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]

    PR • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • LUIS GUTIERREZ

    IL • D

    Sponsored 10/9/2015

  • Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/9/2015

  • Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/9/2015

  • Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 10/9/2015

  • Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 10/23/2015

  • CORRINE BROWN

    FL • D

    Sponsored 10/23/2015

  • Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/23/2015

  • Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 10/23/2015

  • Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 10/23/2015

  • Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 10/23/2015

  • WM. CLAY

    MO • D

    Sponsored 10/23/2015

  • Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 10/23/2015

  • Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 10/23/2015

  • Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 10/23/2015

  • Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 11/16/2015

  • Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 11/16/2015

  • Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 11/16/2015

  • Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 11/16/2015

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/16/2015

  • Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 12/3/2015

  • Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 12/3/2015

  • Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/3/2015

  • Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/3/2015

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 12/3/2015

  • Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 12/3/2015

  • Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 12/3/2015

  • Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/3/2015

  • Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 1/12/2016

  • Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 1/12/2016

  • GENE GREEN

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/12/2016

  • Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 1/13/2016

  • Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 2/4/2016

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 2/4/2016

  • Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 2/4/2016

  • Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/9/2016

  • Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 2/23/2016

  • Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 2/24/2016

  • Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 2/25/2016

  • Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 3/1/2016

  • ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

    FL • R

    Sponsored 3/2/2016

  • Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 3/2/2016

  • MICHAEL HONDA

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/14/2016

  • JOHN LEWIS

    GA • D

    Sponsored 3/15/2016

  • LOUISE SLAUGHTER

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/21/2016

  • JOSE SERRANO

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/23/2016

  • Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]

    IA • D

    Sponsored 4/12/2016

  • ROBERT BRADY

    PA • D

    Sponsored 4/19/2016

  • Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2016

  • SANDER LEVIN

    MI • D

    Sponsored 5/10/2016

  • Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 5/10/2016

  • Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/10/2016

  • Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/10/2016

  • Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 6/9/2016

  • Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 7/11/2016

  • JIM MCDERMOTT

    WA • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2016

  • Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 9/6/2016

  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/6/2016

  • SUSAN DAVIS

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/6/2016

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 12/2/2016

  • Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/16/2016

  • Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2015

  • Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/3/2015

  • Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 9/6/2016

Roll Call Votes

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