HR50-118

Introduced

To amend the First Step Act of 2018 to permit defendants convicted of certain offenses to be eligible for reduced sentences, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 9, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires application of Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 (21 U.S.C. It relies on definition changes, reporting requirements, compliance mandates, and trade restrictions. The main policy areas are Foreign Businesses, Foreign Policy, and Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities would take on compliance duties, and Foreign businesses and cross-border trade participants affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Requires application of Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 (21 U.S.C.

Evidence Chain:

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

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires application of Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 (21 U.S.C.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Businesses, Foreign Policy, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

The bill requires application of Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 (21 U.S.C.

Policy Domains

Foreign Businesses Foreign Policy Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
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Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause:
Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
  • Foreign businesses and cross-border trade participants affected by the bill
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities:
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause:
Foreign businesses and cross-border trade participants affected by the bill:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 9, 2023

Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Law Enforcement
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities

1/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Foreign Businesses Foreign Policy Criminal Justice

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