US HB2316 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2)
Status: Introduced on June 23 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-08-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 23 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-08-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011 - Directs: (1) a court, in cases in which a sentence has not yet been imposed with respect to the application of the penalty amendments of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 to cocaine base offenses committed prior to the enactment of such Act, to impose such sentence as if such amendments were in effect on the date the offense was committed; and (2) the Court of Appeals to remand for resentencing consistent with such amendments such cases in which a sentence has already been imposed, if subject to a pending appeal on or after August 3, 2010. Authorizes the sentencing court, in the case of a defendant who has been convicted of such an offense committed before August 3, 2010, for which a term of imprisonment has been imposed, to reduce the term of imprisonment for that crime consistent with the amendments made by that Act on motion of the defendant or the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, or on its own motion..
Title
Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2011
Sponsors
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA] | Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] |
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. James Moran [D-VA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX] | Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] | Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY] | Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-08-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
2011-06-23 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2316/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2316/BILLS-112hr2316ih.pdf |