# 117-hr-5455: Terry Technical Correction Act

117-hr-5455, Terry Technical Correction Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5455
- Congress: 117
- Title: Terry Technical Correction Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2021-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 307 | 101 |

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- 117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act
- 117-hr-2050: Huntington’s Disease Disability Insurance Access Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1693: EQUAL Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1282: Major Richard Star Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-5455 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5455)

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- [117-hr-2050: Huntington’s Disease Disability Insurance Access Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2050)
- [117-hr-1693: EQUAL Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1693)
- [117-hr-1282: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1282)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5455 (as of 2025-11-18).