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Sentencing Commission Improvements Act
A bill to include a Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Mar 18, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Mar 18, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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