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119th Congress

S. 3960

Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2026

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Richard J. Durbin(D-IL)
Introduced
Mar 2, 2026
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Committees
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Official text
Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (3)

Original cosponsors (3)

Summary

No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.

Official title: 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.

Latest action(Mar 2, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S735)

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Roll-call votes

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