Federal First Offender Improvement Act of 2011
Latest action · Jul 15, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJul 15, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal First Offender Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to extend the pre-judgment probation and expungement procedures for simple possession of a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act to individuals who are convicted under such Act of drug trafficking or of attempting or conspiring to commit a drug offense.
Sets forth requirements for granting pre-judgment probation for drug trafficking or of attempting or conspiring to commit a drug offense, including that: (1) the offender did not use violence or credible threats of violence or possess a firearm or other dangerous weapon (or induce another participant to do so) while committing the offense; (2) the offense did not result in death or serious injury to any person; (3) the offender was not an organizer, leader, manager, or supervisor of others in the offense and was not engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise; and (4) the offender has not been previously convicted of a crime of violence or other offense punishable by a prison term of more than one year. Provides for a period of such probation of up to two years. Revises the requirement for pre-judgment probation for simple possession to having not been previously convicted of a crime of violence or other offense punishable by a term of imprisonment for more than one year.
Eliminates the requirement that an offender seeking expungement of a record of a disposition be less than 21 years old at the time of the offense.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 15, 2011 to Oct 3, 2011; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 15, 2011 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 28, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Oct 3, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 15, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2011Introduced in House
- Jul 15, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5126.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal First Offender Improvement Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2011Introduced in House
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