H.R. 5455: Terry Technical Correction Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-09-30 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-09-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 488 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5455 (2022-11-29), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Terry Technical Correction Act

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Terry Technical Correction Act This bill broadens the scope of crack cocaine offenders who are eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act of 2018. The First Step Act made the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive and authorized sentencing reductions for certain crack cocaine offenders convicted and sentenced before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective. Under current law, crack cocaine offenders whose conduct triggered a mandatory minimum sentence are eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act. However, in 2021, the Supreme Court held in Terry v. United States that low-level crack cocaine offenders whose conduct did not trigger a mandatory minimum sentence are not eligible for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act. This bill extends eligibility for a retroactive sentencing reduction under the First Step Act to all crack cocaine offenders convicted and sentenced before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective, including low-level offenders whose conduct did not trigger a mandatory minimum sentence.

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Terry Technical Correction Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · 6 cosponsors

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Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY)

Recorded votes

House roll call 488 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5455 (2022-11-29): Passed

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5455.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5455 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117