HR 2567 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 15, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJul 15, 2011
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-COJared PolisOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-CASam FarrOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-CAFortney Pete StarkJul 19, 2011
D-MNKeith EllisonJul 19, 2011
D-ILMike QuigleyJul 19, 2011
D-CABob FilnerJul 28, 2011
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Oct 3, 2011

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 15, 2011

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 15, 2011Introduced in House
  2. 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of the Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, and to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution such power as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution.

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.

  1. Jul 15, 2011Introduced in House

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