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S 4136 · in committee · niche

Sentencing Commission Improvements Act

What this bill does

  • Adds one nonvoting public defender member to the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
  • Affects the Sentencing Commission and the federal criminal justice system.
  • Takes effect upon enactment with no specified appropriations or implementation timeline.

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    How might adding a public defender's perspective to the Sentencing Commission influence the development of federal sentencing guidelines?

  2. 02

    What specific concerns about current sentencing practices does the bill's supporters believe a public defender representative would address?

  3. 03

    Would a nonvoting public defender position meaningfully affect sentencing policy outcomes, or would voting power be necessary for substantive change?

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Sponsor · D-NJ

Cory A. Booker

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Introduced 2026-03-18

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-18 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2026-03-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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