US Congress Senate Bill 306 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-1)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011 - Establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission.Directs the Commission to: (1) review all areas of the criminal justice system, including federal, state, local, and tribal governments' criminal justice costs, practices, and policies; (2) make findings regarding such review and recommendations for changes to prevent, deter, and reduce crime and violence, reduce recidivism, improve cost-effectiveness, and ensure the interests of justice at every step of the criminal justice system; (3) consult with government and nongovernment leaders, including the United States Sentencing Commission; and (4) submit a final report on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to Congress, the President, and state, local, and tribal governments and make such report available to the public. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Commission should work toward unanimously supported findings and recommendations.

National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011

Sen. Jim Webb [D-VA]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]	Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/306/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s306/BILLS-112s306is.pdf