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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2026

S. 3960Introduced Mar 2, 2026Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Official title: A bill to give Federal courts additional discretion to determine whether pretrial detention is appropriate for defendants charged with nonviolent drug offenses in Federal criminal cases.

Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 2, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S735)

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat

2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Christopher Coons (D-DE), Mike Lee (R-UT), Roger Wicker (R-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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Data as of Oct 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.