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The Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 (H.R. 1695 in the House or S. 619 in the Senate) is a bill in the 113th United States Congress.[1] The bill would allow courts to impose criminal penalties below the statutory minimum sentences under certain circumstances.
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013
Long title
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments.
The bill amends the federal criminal US code of the United States title 18, Part II, Chapter 227, Subchapter A, Section 3553 Imposition of a Sentence. It aimed to authorize a federal court to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum if necessary to avoid violating federal provisions prescribing factors courts must consider in imposing a sentence. It requires the court to give parties notice of its intent to impose a lower sentence and to state in writing the factors requiring such a sentence.
Procedural historyedit
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced S. 619 on March 20, 2013.[2]
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the bill to the House of Representatives as H.R. 1695 on April 24, 2013.[3] The bill was rescheduled for an Executive Business Meeting again on December 12 and 19, 2013, along with S1675 and S1410. It became a calendar item along with a number of judiciary nominations. The three pieces of legislation were held over from the December 19th meeting.
On November 21, 2013, the United States Senate Judiciary Committee convened in a rescheduled Executive Business Meeting. The meeting was to discuss and possibly vote on moving forward with the Justice Safety Valve Act. Other related Acts include the S.1410, "The Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013" (Durbin, Lee, Leahy, Whitehouse) and S.1675, Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2013 (Whitehouse, Portman). The Justice Safety Valve Act became one of many new bills to address prison overcrowding and the soaring cost to the American taxpayers. A quorum was not present at the meeting and the Chairman had to postpone discussion and possible vote on the Justice Safety Valve Act. The bills were held over by the Senate Judiciary Committee through the end of 2013 and January 2014. The bills were worked on to merge the language of the Smarter Sentencing Act (H.R. 3382/S. 1410) and the Justice Safety Valve Act (H.R. 1695/S. 619) along with a new bill, S. 1783 the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013, introduced by John Cornyn (R-TX).
In October, 2013, both bills were still in committee.[2] The two bills, S.619 and H.R.1695, have the same language and the same name.
The H.R. 1695 bill was assigned to the House Judiciary Committee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations on April 24, 2013.
The Senate Judiciary Committee received their version on March 20, 2013.
The bill summary was written by the Congressional Research Service, a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress. It reads, "Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a federal court to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum if necessary to avoid violating federal provisions prescribing factors courts must consider in imposing a sentence. Requires the court to give the parties notice of its intent to impose a lower sentence and to state in writing the factors requiring such a sentence."[2]
Referencesedit
^"H.R. 1695 - Related Bills". United States Congress. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
^ abc113th Congress (2013) (March 20, 2013). "S. 619 (113th)". Legislation. GovTrack.us. Retrieved October 21, 2013. Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013
^113th Congress (2013) (April 24, 2013). "H.R. 1695: Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013". Legislation. GovTrack.us. Retrieved October 26, 2013. Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013
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Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 H R 1695 in the House or S 619 in the Senate is a bill in the 113th United States Congress 1 The bill would allow courts to impose criminal penalties below the statutory minimum sentences under certain circumstances Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013Long titleTo amend title 18 United States Code to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments Announced inthe 113th United States CongressSponsored byRep Robert C Bobby Scott D VA 3 Number of co sponsors6CodificationU S C sections affected18 U S C 3553Legislative historyIntroduced in the House as H R 1695 by Bobby Scott D VA on April 24 2013Committee consideration by United States House Committee on the JudiciaryJustice Safety Valve Act of 2013Long titleTo amend title 18 United States Code to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments Announced inthe 113th United States CongressSponsored bySen Rand Paul R KY Number of co sponsors1CodificationU S C sections affected18 U S C 3553Legislative historyIntroduced in the Senate as S 619 by Rand Paul R KY on March 20 2013Committee consideration by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Contents 1 Purpose 2 Procedural history 3 References 4 Further readingPurpose editThe bill amends the federal criminal US code of the United States title 18 Part II Chapter 227 Subchapter A Section 3553 Imposition of a Sentence It aimed to authorize a federal court to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum if necessary to avoid violating federal provisions prescribing factors courts must consider in imposing a sentence It requires the court to give parties notice of its intent to impose a lower sentence and to state in writing the factors requiring such a sentence Procedural history editSenator Rand Paul R KY introduced S 619 on March 20 2013 2 Rep Bobby Scott D VA introduced the bill to the House of Representatives as H R 1695 on April 24 2013 3 The bill was rescheduled for an Executive Business Meeting again on December 12 and 19 2013 along with S1675 and S1410 It became a calendar item along with a number of judiciary nominations The three pieces of legislation were held over from the December 19th meeting On November 21 2013 the United States Senate Judiciary Committee convened in a rescheduled Executive Business Meeting The meeting was to discuss and possibly vote on moving forward with the Justice Safety Valve Act Other related Acts include the S 1410 The Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 Durbin Lee Leahy Whitehouse and S 1675 Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2013 Whitehouse Portman The Justice Safety Valve Act became one of many new bills to address prison overcrowding and the soaring cost to the American taxpayers A quorum was not present at the meeting and the Chairman had to postpone discussion and possible vote on the Justice Safety Valve Act The bills were held over by the Senate Judiciary Committee through the end of 2013 and January 2014 The bills were worked on to merge the language of the Smarter Sentencing Act H R 3382 S 1410 and the Justice Safety Valve Act H R 1695 S 619 along with a new bill S 1783 the Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013 introduced by John Cornyn R TX In October 2013 both bills were still in committee 2 The two bills S 619 and H R 1695 have the same language and the same name The H R 1695 bill was assigned to the House Judiciary Committee on Crime Terrorism Homeland Security and Investigations on April 24 2013 The Senate Judiciary Committee received their version on March 20 2013 The bill summary was written by the Congressional Research Service a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress It reads Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a federal court to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum if necessary to avoid violating federal provisions prescribing factors courts must consider in imposing a sentence Requires the court to give the parties notice of its intent to impose a lower sentence and to state in writing the factors requiring such a sentence 2 References edit H R 1695 Related Bills United States Congress Retrieved 23 June 2014 a b c 113th Congress 2013 March 20 2013 S 619 113th Legislation GovTrack us Retrieved October 21 2013 Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 113th Congress 2013 April 24 2013 H R 1695 Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 Legislation GovTrack us Retrieved October 26 2013 Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013Further reading edithttp www judiciary senate gov hearings hearing cfm id 5fa8a4fcfd512d43b3816f1ee728f2db http thehill com blogs congress blog judicial 289265 paul leahy sentencing bill will ensure time fits the crime http www huffingtonpost com 2013 03 20 justice safety valve act senate n 2918823 html http www atr org daily media spotlight august a7817 http www usnews com debate club is eric holder making a good move on mandatory minimums rand paul and patrick leahy congress is read to do away with mandatory minimums http www usnews com news blogs washington whispers 2013 08 13 eric holder scolded by republicans for ignoring inflexible mandatory minimum laws http famm org about Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 amp oldid 1090734229, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
