Pursue comprehensive sentencing reform, including eliminating mandatory minimum sentences and implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention programs and strategies.

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Virginia · Democratic

policy impact 0.84 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 98%

Occurrences

Bobby remains committed to comprehensive sentencing reform, a total elimination of mandatory minimums, and implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention programs and strategies.

The page states he remains committed to sentencing reform, ending mandatory minimums, and using evidence-based prevention and intervention programs.

Criminal Justice Reform — Bobby Scott for Congress
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Evidence

Congress.gov lists Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott as an original cosponsor of H.R.3552, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025. Latest action remains referral to House Judiciary on 2025-05-21.

Current-term evidence of continued support for reentry/intervention programming, but the bill has not advanced or become law as of the refresh.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Info - H.R.3552 - Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
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GovInfo records H.R.3552 as introduced by Rep. Carol Miller with Robert C. "Bobby" Scott among the original cosponsors; the bill would reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.

Shows concrete same-term action tied to evidence-based reentry and intervention programs, but only at the introduced/referred stage.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 3552 (IH) - Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
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Public Law 119-73, the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, became law on 2026-01-23 and created post-conviction relief mechanisms for certain human trafficking survivors.

A narrow current-term sentencing relief law was enacted, but it is not comprehensive sentencing reform and does not show Scott-specific sponsorship or recorded vote action.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-73 - Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
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The U.S. Sentencing Commission states that the First Step Act includes requirements for DOJ and BOP related to risk and needs assessment, evidence-based recidivism reduction programs, productive activities, and time credits.

Confirms ongoing implementation of evidence-based recidivism programming, one component of the commitment, though not a full elimination of mandatory minimums.

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First Step Act Earned Time Credits
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 215 on the FIRST STEP Act as passed, 360-59, and lists Scott (VA), Democratic, Virginia, voting Yea.

Scott took a recorded vote for a major sentencing and prison-reform bill that later became part of the enacted First Step Act package.

partial unknown A for effort

Office of the Clerk, Roll Call 215, H.R.5682 FIRST STEP Act
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Congress.gov summarizes Public Law 115-391 as reducing and restricting certain enhanced mandatory minimum drug terms, broadening safety-valve eligibility, making the Fair Sentencing Act retroactive, and authorizing recidivism-reduction programs.

The enacted law partially delivered the sentencing-reform and evidence-based-program pieces, but did not eliminate mandatory minimums comprehensively.

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S.756 - First Step Act of 2018
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott as sponsor of H.R.4261, the SAFE Justice Act. The CRS summary says it would expand the safety valve, expand early-release eligibility, reduce mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug offenses, and establish a post-sentencing risk and needs assessment system.

Strong evidence that Scott pursued comprehensive sentencing reform and evidence-based correctional programming, but the bill stalled after referral.

partial unknown A for effort

H.R.4261 - SAFE Justice Act
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Congress.gov summarizes H.R.2944 as limiting drug-offense mandatory minimums to leaders, organizers, or employees of drug trafficking organizations; reducing certain mandatory minimum exposure; applying the Fair Sentencing Act retroactively; and creating risk and needs assessment and evidence-based programming provisions.

Earlier bipartisan SAFE Justice effort aligns closely with the commitment, but it remained introduced/referred and was not enacted as a comprehensive package.

partial unknown A for effort

H.R.2944 - Sensenbrenner-Scott SAFE Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015
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Assessments

partial unknown A for effort

Scott materially pursued the promise through sponsorship or cosponsorship of sentencing reform and reentry legislation, including SAFE Justice Act proposals and Second Chance Act reauthorization support. A major federal reform, the First Step Act, was enacted while he was in office and he voted for the House package; it reduced or restricted some mandatory minimum penalties, expanded safety-valve eligibility, made Fair Sentencing Act relief retroactive, and created evidence-based recidivism programming. However, the core promise included comprehensive sentencing reform and elimination of mandatory minimum sentences, which has not been delivered. The enacted reforms and Scott's efforts support partial credit, not full delivery.

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