Kennedy introduces bill to restore bipartisan decision-making at Sentencing Commission
April 16, 2024
April 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Consensus in Sentencing Act to require the U.S. Sentencing Commission to achieve bipartisan agreement to make major policy changes.
The legislation would amend 28 U.S.C. SS 994(a) to require that amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines receive five votes from the Commission's seven voting m . . .
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Consensus in Sentencing Act to require the U.S. Sentencing Commission to achieve bipartisan agreement to make major policy changes.
The legislation would amend 28 U.S.C. SS 994(a) to require that amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines receive five votes from the Commission's seven voting m . . .