National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010
Latest action · May 6, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 - Establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission to undertake a comprehensive review of all areas of the criminal justice system, including federal, state, local, and tribal governments' criminal justice costs, practices, and policies.
Directs the Commission to: (1) make findings regarding its review and recommendations for changes in oversight, policies, practices, and laws designed to prevent, deter, and reduce crime and violence, improve cost-effectiveness, and ensure the interests of justice; (2) conduct public hearings in various locations around the United States; (3) consult with federal, state, local, and tribal government and nongovernmental leaders and other stakeholders in the criminal justice system, including the U.S. Sentencing Commission; and (4) submit a final report, within 18 months after its formation, 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.
Sets forth the membership composition of the Commission and its administrative provisions.
Exempts the Commission from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Requires all records and papers of the Commission to be deposited into the National Archives.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-2011.
Terminates the Commission 60 days after it submits its final report to Congress.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2009 to Jun 28, 2010; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 26, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2009Markup Jan 21, 2010Reported May 6, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2010Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- May 6, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.
- Jan 21, 2010Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 26, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 26, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3900-3902, S3903-3904)
- Mar 26, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7597 | Jim Webb D-VA | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6353 | Jim Webb D-VA | Jul 28, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13185 | Tom Harkin D-IA | Dec 14, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11013 | Jim Webb D-VA | Nov 3, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3900–S3904 | Arlen Specter D-PA, Jim Webb D-VA | Mar 26, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jan 26, 2010S. 714, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 21, 2010</p>
- Jan 26, 2010S. 714, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 21, 2010
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-411 | EXPLORING THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION ACT OF 2009188 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jun 11, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5143 | National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 | Related bill | Aug 5, 2010 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 6, 2010Reported to Senate
- Mar 26, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
