118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1056 — Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2023

“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.”

Crime and law enforcement

Introduced Mar 29, 2023

Last action Mar 29, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Mar 29, 2023

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Referred

Mar 29, 2023

the Judiciary

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Mar 29, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Mar 29, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.