119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Dec 15, 2025
First Step Implementation Act of 2025
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Latest action (Dec 15, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S8732-8737)
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Dec 15, 2025)
First Step Implementation Act of 2025
This bill relaxes federal sentencing laws for drug offenses in certain situations and for offenses committed by juveniles. It also requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to ensure the prompt release and accuracy of employment-related background check records.
The bill
• allows certain reduced mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses to be applied retroactively to offenders who committed their offenses on or before December 21, 2018;
• permits a court, in certain circumstances, to grant safety valve relief (i.e., impose a sentence without regard to the statutory mandatory minimum penalty for certain drug offenses) for an otherwise eligible defendant who does not meet the requirement pertaining to criminal history;
• permits a court to reduce a sentence imposed on a defendant convicted as an adult for an offense committed as a juvenile if the defendant has served at least 20 years of the sentence;
• establishes a process to seal and expunge certain records of juvenile nonviolent offenses; and
• requires DOJ to establish and enforce procedures to ensure that records exchanged for employment-related background checks are promptly released and accurate.
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No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S8732-8737)
Introduced in Senate
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PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES · lobbying firm or registrant: THE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$33,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…, BOP ID Act (H.R.5152); PREA; (H.R.7765) Fair Future Act; Restore Act of 2025 (H.R.5223); Safer Detention Act (S.3485); First Step Implementation Act of 2025 (S.3482); (S.4500;H.R.8746) VICTIM Act)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES · lobbying firm or registrant: PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e Card ID Act of 2025; HR 5109 - TWICE Act; HR 5883/S.3077- Safer Supervision Ac; HR 6003 - Justice Involved Veterans Support Act; S. 3485 Safer Detention Act; S. 3482 First Step Implementation Act; HR 7765 Fair Future Act; and Second Chance Month Resolutions for both House and Senate.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE · lobbying firm or registrant: DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 13, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
…orting the Safer Detention Act (S.3485); supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S.3483); supporting the First Step Implementation Act (S. 3482); supporting Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3552 / S. 1843); supporting the SEEK Help Act; opposing the repeal of the Second Chance Amendment…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES · lobbying firm or registrant: THE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…, BOP ID Act (H.R.5152); PREA; (H.R.7765) Fair Future Act; Restore Act of 2025 (H.R.5223); Safer Detention Act (S.3485); First Step Implementation Act of 2025 (S.3482); (S.4500;H.R.8746) VICTIM Act)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES · lobbying firm or registrant: PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e Card ID Act of 2025; HR 5109 - TWICE Act; HR 5883/S.3077- Safer Supervision Ac; HR 6003 - Justice Involved Veterans Support Act; S. 3485 Safer Detention Act; S. 3482 First Step Implementation Act; HR 7765 Fair Future Act; and Second Chance Month Resolutions for both House and Senate.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE · lobbying firm or registrant: DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Jun 1, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$15,000
Spent on own lobbying
…orting the Safer Detention Act (S.3485); supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S.3483); supporting the First Step Implementation Act (S. 3482); supporting Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3552 / S. 1843); supporting the SEEK Help Act; opposing the repeal of the Second Chance Amendment…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES · lobbying firm or registrant: PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 13, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e Card ID Act of 2025; HR 5109 - TWICE Act; HR 5883/S.3077- Safer Supervision Ac; HR 6003 - Justice Involved Veterans Support Act; S. 3485 Safer Detention Act; S. 3482 First Step Implementation Act; HR 7765 Fair Future Act; and Second Chance Month Resolutions for both House and Senate.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE · lobbying firm or registrant: DUE PROCESS INSTITUTE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Feb 25, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…orting the Safer Detention Act (S.3485); supporting the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (S.3483); supporting the First Step Implementation Act (S. 3482); supporting Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3552 / S. 1843); supporting the SEEK Help Act; opposing the repeal of the Second Chance Amendment…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SENTENCING PROJECT
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$52,193
Spent on own lobbying
…n the Bureau of Prisons EQUAL Act (no number yet), a bill to eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine First Step Implementation Act (S. 3482) - A bill to make retroactive and expand key portions of the First Step Act Safer Supervision Act (S. 3077/HR 5883) DC Local Funds Act (S.1077) - bill to resto…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing