United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

S 3482 — First Step Implementation Act of 2025

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S8732-8737)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

First Step Implementation Act of 2025This bill relaxes federal sentencing laws for drug offenses in certain situations and for offenses committed by juveniles. It also requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to ensure the prompt release and accuracy of employment-related background check records.The billallows certain reduced mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses to be applied retroactively to offenders who committed their offenses on or before December 21, 2018;permits a court, in certain circumstances, to grant safety valve relief (i.e., impose a sentence without regard to the statutory mandatory minimum penalty for certain drug offenses) for an otherwise eligible defendant who does not meet the requirement pertaining to criminal history;permits a court to reduce a sentence imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile if the defendant has served at least 20 years of the sentence;establishes a process to seal and expunge certain records of juvenile nonviolent offenses; andrequires DOJ to establish and enforce procedures to ensure that records exchanged for employment-related background checks are promptly released and accurate.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S8732-8737)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (545)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 3482 do?
First Step Implementation Act of 2025This bill relaxes federal sentencing laws for drug offenses in certain situations and for offenses committed by juveniles. It also requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to ensure the prompt release and accuracy of employment-related background check records.The billallows certain reduced mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses to be applied retroactively to offenders who committed their offenses on or before December 21, 2018;permits a court, in certain circumstances, to grant safety valve relief (i.e., impose a sentence without regard to the statutory mandatory minimum penalty for certain drug offenses) for an otherwise eligible defendant who does not meet the requirement pertaining to criminal history;permits a court to reduce a sentence imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile if the defendant has served at least 20 years of the sentence;establishes a process to seal and expunge certain records of juvenile nonviolent offenses; andrequires DOJ to establish and enforce procedures to ensure that records exchanged for employment-related background checks are promptly released and accurate.
Who sponsors S 3482?
S 3482 is sponsored by Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic) and Grassley, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of S 3482?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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