Bill SponsorBILLSPONSOR
Bill Sponsor
Politicians
Bills
House Bill 5455
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Terry Technical Correction Act
Active
Active
Passed House on Nov 29, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 30, 2021
Latest Action
Nov 30, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5455
Congress
117
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee
Texas
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Republican
Thomas Massie
Kentucky
Democrat
Hakeem Jeffries
New York
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
New York
Democrat
David Cicilline
Rhode Island
Republican
Burgess Owens
Utah
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on November 30, 2022
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
488
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Terry Technical Correction Act

This bill broadens the scope of crack cocaine offenders who are eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act of 2018.

The First Step Act made the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive and authorized sentencing reductions for certain crack cocaine offenders convicted and sentenced before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective. Under current law, crack cocaine offenders whose conduct triggered a mandatory minimum sentence are eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act. However, in 2021, the Supreme Court held in Terry v. United States that low-level crack cocaine offenders whose conduct did not trigger a mandatory minimum sentence are not eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act.

This bill extends eligibility for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act to all crack cocaine offenders convicted and sentenced before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective, including low-level offenders whose conduct did not trigger a mandatory minimum sentence.

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
November 30, 2022
Reported in House
November 29, 2022
Engrossed in House
November 29, 2022
Introduced in House
September 30, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced in Senate
6
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2914
Terry Technical Correction Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (15)
11/30/2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
11/29/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11/29/2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 307 - 101 (Roll no. 488). (text: CR H8625)
11/29/2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 307 - 101 (Roll no. 488).
11/29/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8644-8645)
11/29/2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
11/29/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5455.
11/29/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8625-8629)
11/29/2022
Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
11/29/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 425.
11/29/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-586.
09/21/2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
09/21/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
09/30/2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
09/30/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 7:58:21 PM
Copyright © 2024 Civic Bits LLC
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
What's New
About