Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1410 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF STATUTORY MINIMUMS. Section 3553(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``defendant'' and all that follows through ``point'' and inserting ``criminal history category for the defendant is not higher than category 2''. SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF THE FAIR SENTENCING ACT. (a) Definition of Covered Offense.--In this section, the term ``covered offense'' means a violation of a Federal criminal statute, the statutory penalties for which were modified by section 2 or 3 of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-220; 124 Stat. 2372), that was committed before August 3, 2010. (b) Defendants Previously Sentenced.--A court that imposed a sentence for a covered offense, may, on motion of the defendant, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the Government, or the court, impose a reduced sentence as if sections 2 and 3 of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-220; 124 Stat. 2372) were in effect at the time the covered offense was committed.…”