No Early Release for Fentanyl Traffickers Act

Bill: 115-s-3477
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2018-09-18
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>No Early Release for Fentanyl Traffickers Act</b></p> <p>The bill prohibits good time credit for a federal prisoner who is serving a prison term for manufacturing, distributing, or possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3477 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18, 2018 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit awarding credit toward service of sentences for satisfactory behavior for certain drug offenses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Early Release for Fentanyl Traffickers Act . 2. Credit toward service of sentence for satisfactory behavior Section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) No credit may be awarded under this subsection to any prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment for a violation of section 401(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841 ). .