S. 3747 · 115th Congress

First Step Act of 2018

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
2018-12-12
Latest action
2018-12-13 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 731.

Summary

First Step Act of 2018

This bill makes changes to various aspects of the criminal justice system.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

modifies federal sentencing provisions, establishes a risk and needs assessment system at the Bureau of Prisons, and reauthorizes the Second Chance Act of 2007.