Smarter Sentencing Act of 2026
Sen. Durbin and Sen. Lee Push Bipartisan Bill to Cut Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences
Legislative Progress
Key Points
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
The bill specifically creates a "courier" category with lower sentences for people whose only role was moving drugs or money. Many drug couriers caught at the border or in import/export operations are non-citizens. By reducing mandatory minimums for these lower-level participants, the bill could mean significantly shorter prison terms for undocumented individuals convicted of courier-level drug offenses.
“The term `courier' means a defendant whose role in the offense was limited to transporting or storing drugs or money.”
Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S733-734)
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2026
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