Smarter Sentencing Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3959 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3959 To focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 2, 2026 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Booker, Mr. Schatz, Mr. King, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Smarter Sentencing Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SENTENCING MODIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN DRUG OFFENSES. (a) Controlled Substances Act.--The Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 102 (21 U.S.C. 802), by adding at the end the following: ``(61) The term `courier'…