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  2. Families Against Mandatory Minimums - Wikipedia

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    FAMM organized lobbying efforts in support of the First Step Act, a law which reforms the U.S. federal prison system and seeks to reduce recidivism and decrease the federal inmate population. [4] [5] The organizers succeeded in their efforts and the Act was passed by the 115th Congress and signed into law in December 2018. It changed U.S ...

  3. The bill unveiled Sunday excludes the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, despite Trump urging the party to fight to get the bill enacted this month, even if it means a shutdown.

  4. United States budget process - Wikipedia

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    The United States budget process is the framework used by Congress and the President of the United States to formulate and create the United States federal budget. The process was established by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, [1] the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, [2] and additional budget legislation.

  5. United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines - Wikipedia

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    The Sentencing Reform Act allows a departure below the applicable statutory mandatory minimum in such cases. [15] There is no penalty for refusal to assist authorities. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and U.S. Sentencing Guidelines require that the prosecution file a motion allowing the reduction. The court is not required to grant the ...

  6. Mandatory prison was key to George Santos deal, US ... - AOL

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    By Luc Cohen. NEW YORK (Reuters) - George Santos' willingness to spend a minimum two years in prison was a critical part of his agreement to plead guilty to fraud and identity theft, the federal ...

  7. FDA head calls on Congress to pass mandatory testing ... - AOL

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    WASHINGTON — The head of the Food and Drug Administration urged Congress on Thursday to pass legislation mandating that food manufacturers test for lead in products imported to the United States ...

  8. Mandatory spending - Wikipedia

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    Transfer payments to (persons + business) in the United States. The United States federal budget is divided into three categories: mandatory spending, discretionary spending, and interest on debt. Also known as entitlement spending, in US fiscal policy, mandatory spending is government spending on certain programs that are required by law. [1]

  9. United States congressional hearing - Wikipedia

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    A United States congressional hearing is the principal formal method by which United States congressional committees collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policymaking. [1] Whether confirmation hearings (a procedure unique to the United States Senate), legislative, oversight, investigative, or a combination of these ...