H.R. 6011 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes.

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This bill amends the federal criminal code to permit a court to reduce a life prison term imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile.

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S. 1917Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017
2018-02-15Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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S. 1994CORRECTIONS Act
2017-10-19Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6646-6655)
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2018-06-05
Introduced in House
2018-06-05
Introduced in House
2018-06-05
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2018-07-30
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes.

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