H.R. 4361 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4361 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 23, 2023Mr. Trone (for himself, Ms. Mace, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Scanlon, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2023. 2. Release conditions and detention in Federal criminal cases Section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (42 U.S.C. 14135a) each place it appears and inserting (34 U.S.C. 40702); and (2) in subsection (e)(3)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively.