CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Cory Booker (D-NJ)

S.Amdt. 3883

S.Amdt. 3883 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 3883, submitted by Mr. Booker, aims to eliminate increased penalties for cocaine offenses specifically when the cocaine involved is cocaine base.

To achieve this, the amendment proposes to add a section to S. 2296 that repeals specific provisions within the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act.

The amendment also addresses how these changes apply to different cases:

  • Pending cases: The changes apply to any sentence imposed after the date the Act is enacted, no matter when the offense happened.

  • Past cases: For those convicted or sentenced before the Act's enactment for a Federal offense involving cocaine base, the sentencing court can impose a reduced sentence. This can happen via a motion from the defendant, the Bureau of Prisons, the government attorney, or the court itself, after considering factors in section 3553(a) of title 18, United States Code.