Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2021
Summary
Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2021 This bill removes the presumption of pretrial detention for an individual who is charged with a federal drug offense for which the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 years or more.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 25, 2021
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
lower
Oct 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Oct 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Cynthia Axne
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
Co
Daniel Meuser
RRepublican
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Hakeem S. Jeffries
DDemocratic
Co
Julia Brownley
DDemocratic
Co
Kweisi Mfume
DDemocratic
Co
Madeleine Dean
DDemocratic
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