First Step Act of 2018
Latest action · Dec 13, 2018 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 731.
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.
- IntroducedDec 12, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
First Step Act of 2018
This bill makes changes to various aspects of the criminal justice system.
Among other things, the bill does the following:
- modifies federal sentencing provisions,
- establishes a risk and needs assessment system at the Bureau of Prisons, and
- reauthorizes the Second Chance Act of 2007.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 12, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Dec 12, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2018Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 731.
- Dec 12, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Dec 12, 2018Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4117 | No description on file | Tim Scott R-SC | — |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 756 | First Step Act of 2018 | Related bill | Dec 21, 2018 |
| S 2795 | FIRST STEP Act | Related bill | May 7, 2018 |
| HR 2899 | Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2017 | Related bill | Sep 13, 2018 |
| S 3635 | Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 | Related bill | Nov 15, 2018 |
| S 3649 | First Step Act | Related bill | Nov 26, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Accounting and auditing
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Adult education and literacy
- Advisory bodies
- Census and government statistics
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Justice
- Drug therapy
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family relationships
- Family services
- Firearms and explosives
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Indian social and development programs
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Mental health
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public contracts and procurement
- Research administration and funding
- Sex offenses
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local courts
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Vocational and technical education
- Women's health
- Worker safety and health
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2018Placed on Calendar Senate
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