S4136Referred to Committee
Sentencing Commission Improvements Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-03-18
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Cory A. Booker
Democrat · NJ · Senator
Votes with party: 82.7% (813 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (1)
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Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-03-18
Previously
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-18
Plain-English Summary
Sentencing Commission Improvements Act This bill adds one nonvoting member to the U.S. Sentencing Commission and requires the new member to be a public defender.
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Subjects
Crime and Law Enforcement
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4136 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4136 To include a Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 18, 2026 Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To include a Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Sentencing Commission Improvements Act''. SEC. 2. FEDERAL DEFENDER AS A NONVOTING MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION. (a) In General.--Section 991(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``one nonvoting member'' and inserting ``2 nonvoting members''; and (2) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member'' and inserting ``and a Federal public defender, or a community defender, designated by the Defender Services Office of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, shall be ex officio, nonvoting members''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 235(b)(5) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note) is amended, in the third sentence, by striking ``nine members, including two'' and inserting ``10 members, including 3''. <all>
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