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Bill117th CongressFiled Mar 25, 2021Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 1014

First Step Implementation Act of 2021

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What it doesSummary reported to senate (Jul 12, 2021)

First Step Implementation Act of 2021

This bill makes various changes related to federal sentencing law and requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to ensure the prompt release and accuracy of employment-related background check records.

The bill

  • allows certain reduced mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses to be applied retroactively to offenders who committed their offenses on or before December 21, 2018;
  • permits a court, in certain circumstances, to grant safety valve relief (i.e., impose a sentence without regard to the statutory mandatory minimum penalty for certain drug offenses) for an otherwise eligible defendant who does not meet the requirement pertaining to criminal history;
  • permits a court to reduce a sentence imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile if the defendant has served at least 20 years of the sentence;
  • establishes a process to seal and expunge certain records of juvenile nonviolent offenses; and
  • requires DOJ to establish and enforce procedures to ensure that records exchanged for employment-related background checks are promptly released and accurate.

What just happenedJul 12, 2021

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 98.

Who’s behind it

Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL](D-IL)Sponsor
12 cosponsors8 D4 R
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  1. Jul 12, 2021Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 98.

  2. Jul 12, 2021Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Judiciary Committee
  3. Jul 12, 2021Committee14000

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Judiciary Committee
  4. Jun 10, 2021Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Judiciary Committee
  5. Mar 25, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1820-1826)

    Judiciary Committee
  6. Mar 25, 2021IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Reported to SenateJul 12, 202125

First Step Implementation Act of 2021

This bill makes various changes related to federal sentencing law and requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to ensure the prompt release and accuracy of employment-related background check records.

The bill

  • allows certain reduced mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses to be applied retroactively to offenders who committed their offenses on or before December 21, 2018;
  • permits a court, in certain circumstances, to grant safety valve relief (i.e., impose a sentence without regard to the statutory mandatory minimum penalty for certain drug offenses) for an otherwise eligible defendant who does not meet the requirement pertaining to criminal history;
  • permits a court to reduce a sentence imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile if the defendant has served at least 20 years of the sentence;
  • establishes a process to seal and expunge certain records of juvenile nonviolent offenses; and
  • requires DOJ to establish and enforce procedures to ensure that records exchanged for employment-related background checks are promptly released and accurate.
Introduced in SenateMar 25, 2021

First Step Implementation Act of 2021

This bill makes various changes related to federal sentencing law and requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to ensure the prompt release and accuracy of employment-related background check records.

The bill

  • allows certain reduced mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses to be applied retroactively to offenders who committed their offenses on or before December 21, 2018;
  • permits a court, in certain circumstances, to grant safety valve relief (i.e., impose a sentence without regard to the statutory mandatory minimum penalty for certain drug offenses) for an otherwise eligible defendant who does not meet the requirement pertaining to criminal history;
  • permits a court to reduce a sentence imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile if the defendant has served at least 20 years of the sentence;
  • establishes a process to seal and expunge certain records of juvenile nonviolent offenses; and
  • requires DOJ to establish and enforce procedures to ensure that records exchanged for employment-related background checks are promptly released and accurate.
First Step Implementation Act of 2021 — Informed