HR 4689 · 107th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Fairness in Sentencing Act of 2002

Introduced 2002-05-09· Sponsored by Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 484.(2002-10-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fairness in Sentencing Act of 2002 - Disapproves Amendment number 4 of the "Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines, Policy Statements, and Official Commentary," submitted by the United States Sentencing Commission to Congress on May 1, 2002, and provides that it shall not take effect to the extent it: (1) amends provisions setting forth the base offense level for unlawfully manufacturing, importing, exporting, or trafficking of drugs to provide that the base offense level shall not be more than level 30 if the defendant receives a mitigating role adjustment; and (2) instructs the court to apply the appropriate mitigating role adjustment to reduce the defendant's base offense level.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4689, Fairness in Sentencing Act of 2002

Sep 26, 2002

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 10, 2002</p>

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H.R. 4689, Fairness in Sentencing Act of 2002

Sep 26, 2002

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 10, 2002

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans