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Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010

Act Details

Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010 was a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2010-11-16 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 111 United States Congress by Robert C. Scott in relation with: Crime and law enforcement, Criminal justice information and records, Criminal procedure and sentencing, Intergovernmental relations, State and local government operations.

Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010 became law (1) in the United States on 2011-01-04. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Judiciary (HSJU)
Senate Judiciary (SSJU)

Sponsor

Robert C. Scott, member of the US congress
Robert C. Scott, Democrat, Representative from Virginia, district 3

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

W. Todd Akin, Republican, Representative, from Missouri, district 2
Sanford Dixon Bishop, Democrat, Representative, from Georgia, district 2
Roy Blunt, Republican, Senator, from Missouri, district 7
Russ Carnahan, Democrat, Representative, from Missouri, district 3
Donna Marie Christensen, Democrat, Delegate
Emanuel Cleaver, Democrat, Representative, from Missouri, district 5
Danny K. Davis, Democrat, Representative, from Illinois, district 7
Jo Ann Emerson, Republican, Representative, from Missouri, district 8
Samuel Graves, Republican, Representative, from Missouri, district 6
Lee Jackson, Representative, from Texas, district 18
Carolyn Kilpatrick, Representative, from Michigan, district 13
John R. Lewis, Democrat, Representative, from Georgia, district 5
Blaine Luetkemeyer, Republican, Representative, from Missouri, district 9
Carolyn Bosher Maloney, Democrat, Representative, from New York, district 14
Gregory W. Meeks, Democrat, Representative, from New York, district 6
Gwendolynne S. (gwen) Moore, Democrat, Representative, from Wisconsin, district 4
Laura Richardson, Representative, from California, district 37
Ike Skelton, Representative, from Missouri, district 4

Act Overview

Number: 6412 (3)
Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to share criminal records with State sentencing commissions, and for other purposes (4)
Short Title: Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010
Date First Introduced: 2010-11-16
Sponsor Name: Robert C. Scott
Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 2011-01-04
Type: hr (7)
Main Topic: Crime and law enforcement
Related Bills: (8)
Summary of Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
Primary Source: Congress Website

Text of the Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010

Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010 – Requires the Attorney General to share criminal records with state sentencing commissions.

Bill Notes

[Note 1] An Act (like Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of a bill are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
[Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010 are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
[Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010)
[Note 4] To amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to share criminal records with State sentencing commissions, and for other purposes. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 2010-11-16) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
[Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
[Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
[Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. An Act originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
[Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010, go to THOMAS.

Analysis

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Crime and law enforcement
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010

Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010