Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation would change federal prosecutions for crimes involving firearms by adding 'discretion to prosecute' into trials (page 66-67).
Title: SAFE Justice Act Safe, Accountable, Fair, Effective Justice Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Description: SAFE Justice Act Safe, Accountable, Fair, Effective Justice Act
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: November 21, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4261/all-info
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16 sponsors: Robert Scott (D); Jason Lewis (R); John Conyers (D); Mia Love (R); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Carlos Curbelo (R); Eleanor Norton (D); Brian Fitzpatrick (R); Walter Jones (R); Earl Blumenauer (D); Larry Bucshon (R); Jerrold Nadler (D); Thomas Garrett (R); Elijah Cummings (D); Don Young (R); Jamie Raskin (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Nov 21 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
House | Nov 10 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
House | Nov 6 2017 | Introduced in House |
House | Nov 6 2017 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
House | Nov 6 2017 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Nov 14 2017 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
There have not been any votes on this bill