National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015
Latest action · Apr 28, 2015 Read twice and referred to the 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.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015
Establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission.
Directs the Commission to: (1) 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; (2) submit to the President and Congress recommendations for changes in federal oversight, policies, practices, and laws designed to prevent, deter, and reduce crime and violence, reduce recidivism, improve cost-effectiveness, and ensure the interests of justice at every step of the criminal justice system; and (3) disseminate to the federal government and to state, local, and tribal governments a report that details its findings and supplemental guidance regarding the criminal justice system at all levels of government.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Commission should work toward unanimously supported findings and supplemental guidance.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2015 to Jul 13, 2015; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Apr 28, 2015 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Apr 28, 2015 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | May 7, 2015 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | May 7, 2015 | |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | May 11, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 11, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | May 13, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 13, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | May 14, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | May 14, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | May 18, 2015 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | May 18, 2015 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jul 13, 2015 |
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 Apr 28, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Apr 28, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S4981 | Gary C. Peters D-MI | Jul 12, 2016 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 573 | National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2018 | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 22, 2018 |
| HR 2330 | National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Jun 26, 2015 |
Titles 2
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 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2015Introduced 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.
