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Bipartisan Bill to Reform Mandatory Minimums Introduced in U.S. House, As Companion to Bipartisan Senate Bill

From White House to Congress, Drug Sentencing Reform Is One of Few Issues Democrats, Republicans Agree On

WASHINGON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2013. Today, Reps. Raul Labrador (R-ID) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Smarter Sentencing Act, which would significantly reform mandatory minimum drug sentencing policies. The bill, which was introduced as S.1410 in the Senate by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) in July, would cut the length of some mandatory minimum drug sentences by…

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