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Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes
Congressional Research Service · 2013-09-09 · Reports · 73,277 words
Federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes limit the discretion of a sentencing court to impose a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment or the death penalty. They have a long histor...
Ordering a Roll Call Vote in the Senate
Congressional Research Service · 2013-09-09 · Reports · 1,388 words
Any time the Senate is considering a question—whether that question is a bill, amendment, motion, conference report, or something else—a Senator who has the floor can “ask for the yeas and nays” or a ...
Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes: An Abbreviated Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2013-09-09 · Reports · 7,799 words
Federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes limit the discretion of a sentencing court to impose a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment or the death penalty. They have a long histor...