PA Bill Number: SB945
Title: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals.
Description: Consolidating the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code; and making repeals. ...
Last Action: Third consideration and final passage (199-0)
Last Action Date: Apr 17, 2024
Proposed Federal House Legislation HB7194
A bill targeting criminal sentencing due to a perceived bias against race, rather than understanding the mandatories are designed for particular offenses.
Legislation Overview
Title: Mandatory Minimum Reform Act of 2020
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Description: To eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for all drug offenses.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Last Action Date: June 11, 2020
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7194/all-info
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Maxine Waters (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Barbara Lee (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Mark Pocan (D); Ro Khanna (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 11 2020 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jun 11 2020 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| House | Jun 11 2020 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 9 2020 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Judiciary
Votes
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