Sensenbrenner-Scott Over-Criminalization Task Force Safe, Accountable, Fair, Effective Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015

H.R. 2944 · 114th Congress · Jun 25, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

To improve public safety, accountability, transparency, and respect for federalism in Federal criminal law by applying the findings of the bipartisan Over-Criminalization Task Force and evidence-based reforms already made by some States, and reinvesting the resulting savings from doing so in additional evidence-based criminal justice strategies that are proven to reduce recidivism and crime, and the burden of the criminal justice system on the taxpayer.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Sensenbrenner-Scott Over-Criminalization Task Force Safe, Accountable, Fair, Effective Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015” or the “Sensenbrenner-Scott SAFE Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015”.

Sec. 2 Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

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Jun 25, 2015viewing Introduced in House Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Farenthold, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Love, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Barton, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mr. Yoho, Ms. Bass, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. McClintock, and Mr. Cárdenas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Sensenbrenner-Scott Over-Criminalization Task Force Safe, Accountable, Fair, Effective Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Table of contents

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