# 115-hr-6011: To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes.

115-hr-6011, To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6011
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-06-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the federal criminal code to permit a court to reduce a life prison term imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2018-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2018-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-6011 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6011)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6011 (as of 2025-11-18).