Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4549
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2020-09-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Detention of persons

Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4549)

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-09-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill removes the presumption of pretrial detention for an individual who is charged with a federal drug offense for which the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 years or more. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4549 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2020 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Lee , and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2020 . 2. Release conditions and detention in Federal criminal cases Section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ( 42 U.S.C. 14135a ) each place it appears and inserting ( 34 U.S.C. 40702 ) ; and (2) in subsection (e)(3)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively.