National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-714
Sponsor: Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2009-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime prevention
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Military civil functions

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-26
text: 
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission to undertake a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system. 
 
Directs the Commission to: (1) review all areas of federal and state criminal justice costs, practices, and policies; (2) make specified findings relating to incarceration, prison administration, the impact of gang activity, drug policy, mental illness among prisoners and the role of the military in crime prevention; (3) make recommendations for changes in policies and laws to address findings; (4) consult with government and nongovernmental leaders, including state and local law enforcement officials; and (5) submit a final report to Congress and the President and make such report public.

action_date: 2010-05-06
text: 
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010 - Establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission to undertake a comprehensive review of all areas of the criminal justice system, including federal, state, local, and tribal governments' criminal justice costs, practices, and policies. 
 
Directs the Commission to: (1) make findings regarding its review and recommendations for changes in oversight, policies, practices, and laws designed to prevent, deter, and reduce crime and violence, improve cost-effectiveness, and ensure the interests of justice; (2) conduct public hearings in various locations around the United States; (3) consult with federal, state, local, and tribal government and nongovernmental leaders and other stakeholders in the criminal justice system, including the U.S. Sentencing Commission; and (4) submit a final report, within 18 months after its formation, to Congress, the President, and state, local, and tribal governments, and make such report available to the public.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Commission should work toward unanimously supported findings and recommendations.
 
Sets forth the membership composition of the Commission and its administrative provisions. 
 
Exempts the Commission from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
 
Requires all records and papers of the Commission to be deposited into the National Archives. 
 
Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-2011. 
 
Terminates the Commission 60 days after it submits its final report to Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2010-01-21
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2009-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-03-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3900-3902, S3903-3904)
action_date: 2009-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate