S. 4136 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Sentencing Commission Improvements Act
Cosponsors: 1 (1 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09
Introduced: 2026-03-18
Latest action (2026-03-18): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
What S. 4136 does, in plain terms
Sentencing Commission Improvements Act This bill adds one nonvoting member to the U.S. Sentencing Commission and requires the new member to be a public defender.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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