S. 1056

Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2023

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118th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1056

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 29, 2023

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2023.

2.

Release conditions and detention in Federal criminal cases

Section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

by striking (42 U.S.C. 14135a) each place it appears and inserting (34 U.S.C. 40702); and

(2)

in subsection (e)(3)—

(A)

by striking subparagraph (A); and

(B)

by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively.