Protecting Public Safety and Federal Resources Act

Bill: 113-hr-5605
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2014-09-18
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

U.S. Sentencing Commission
Latest action: action_date: 2014-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Protecting Public Safety and Federal Resources Act - Disapproves amendment number 3 of the Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines submitted by the U.S. Sentencing Commission to Congress on April 30, 2014, relating to statutory mandatory minimum penalties for drug trafficking offenses.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5605 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2014 Mr. Holding introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To disapprove an amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines relating to sentences for drug offenses which was transmitted to Congress by the United States Sentencing Commission on April 30, 2014, including any retroactive effect for that amendment.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Public Safety and Federal Resources Act . 2. Disapproval of United States Sentencing Commission Amendment Relating to Sentences for Drug Offenses In accordance with section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the amendment numbered 3 of the Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines submitted by the United States Sentencing Commission to Congress on April 30, 2014, is hereby disapproved and shall not take effect.