HR4361-118

Introduced

To give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 23, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H1C0F3E6822A44D50BA8B51B36251F9CF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2023.
  • Section H2755C45FE67D4E30B08877BAAD8AB992: 2. Release conditions and detention in Federal criminal cases Section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— by striking (42 U.S.C. 14135a) each...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Healthcare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 23, 2023

Mr. Trone (for himself, Ms. Mace, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Scanlon, …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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