Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013
Latest action · Jun 14, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedApr 24, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 24, 2013 to Dec 10, 2014; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Original | Apr 24, 2013 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Jul 25, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jul 25, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 25, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 17, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Sep 17, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Trey Radel | Sep 17, 2013 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 25, 2013 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Sep 25, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 14, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Feb 25, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jul 16, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Dec 10, 2014 |
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 Apr 24, 2013 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jun 14, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Apr 24, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 24, 2013Referred 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 H2298.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44006 | Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 114th Congress | Report | Apr 29, 2015 |
| R43296 | Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 113th Congress | Report | Jan 22, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 619 | Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 | Identical bill | Mar 20, 2013 |
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 prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2013Introduced in House
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.
