National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2018
Latest action · Dec 22, 2018 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2017
- Passed SenateDec 22, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017
This bill establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system; make recommendations for criminal justice reform; and disseminate findings and guidance to the federal government and to state, local, and tribal governments.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2017 to May 16, 2018; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Mar 21, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 22, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Mar 23, 2017 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Mar 28, 2017 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Apr 24, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Apr 24, 2017 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | May 8, 2017 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | May 10, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 9, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 16, 2018 |
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 Mar 8, 2017Discharged Dec 22, 2018 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2018Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 22, 2018Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8037-8039)
- Dec 22, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 22, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 22, 2018Received in the House.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S8037Text printed S8037–S8039Amendments S8030, S8037 | Gary C. Peters D-MI (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY | Dec 22, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2947 | John Cornyn R-TX, Roy Blunt R-MO | May 16, 2017 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4180 | In the nature of a substitute. | Gary C. Peters D-MI | Amendment SA 4180 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1119 | National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Apr 28, 2015 |
| HR 1607 | National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 31, 2017 |
| HR 1886 | National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Apr 26, 2017 |
| S 1917 | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017 | Related bill | Feb 15, 2018 |
| S 1994 | CORRECTIONS Act | Related bill | Oct 19, 2017 |
Titles 3
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 2017
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2018Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 8, 2017Introduced 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.
