S. 756 · 115th Congress · enacted
First Step Act of 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-391.
Latest official action 2018-12-21 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
First Step Act of 2018 TITLE I--RECIDIVISM REDUCTION (Sec. 101) This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a risk and needs assessment system to evaluate the recidivism risk of prisoners; to guide housing, grouping, and program assignments; and to incentivize and reward participation in and completion of recidivism reduction programs and productive activities. (Sec. 102) The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) must implement the risk and needs assessment system at its facilities. The bill modifies the computation of good time credit to allow a prisoner to earn a maximum of 54 days per year of the sentence imposed (instead of 54 days per year of the sentence actually served). (Sec. 103) The Government Accountability Office must audit the use of the risk and needs assessment system at BOP facilities. (Sec. 104) The bill authorizes funds for FY2019-FY2023 to establish and implement the risk and needs assessment system. Of the amount appropriated, 80% is reserved for use by the BOP for implementation. (Sec. 105) The bill does not authorize prerelease custody or supervised release for an individual serving a prison term for a state offense. (Sec. 106) It prohibits discrimination against a program, treatment, regimen, group, company, charity, person, or entity based on the fact that it may be or is faith-based. (Sec. 107) The bill establishes the Independent Review Committee …
Congressional Research Service · 2018-12-21
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Dan Sullivan
Senate · AK · Republican
$2,134,194PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sheldon Whitehouse
Senate · RI · Democratic
$55,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Cory A. Booker
Senate · NJ · Democratic
$488,544PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher A. Coons
Senate · DE · Democratic
$1,411,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Gary C. Peters
Senate · MI · Democratic
-$186,100PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Thom Tillis
Senate · NC · Republican
$950,975PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lisa Murkowski
Senate · AK · Republican
$364,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ron Wyden
Senate · OR · Democratic
$382,070PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brian Schatz
Senate · HI · Democratic
$427,197PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Angus S. King, Jr.
Senate · ME · Independent
$33,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Kennedy
Senate · LA · Republican
$113,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Susan M. Collins
Senate · ME · Republican
$2,384,579PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bill Cassidy
Senate · LA · Republican
$1,221,279PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chris Van Hollen
Senate · MD · Democratic
$78,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Elizabeth Warren
Senate · MA · Democratic
$18,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Edward J. Markey
Senate · MA · Democratic
$588,450PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeanne Shaheen
Senate · NH · Democratic
-$12,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher Murphy
Senate · CT · Democratic
-$16,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
21 of 21 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$47,500
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$41,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$40,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$40,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$40,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$39,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $9,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$37,500
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordJPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $4,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$36,700
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,500
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,750
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $12,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,450
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$36,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$35,500
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,500
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,000
Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher Murphy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $7,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$35,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$35,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$35,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)$35,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$35,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$34,500
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $7,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $6,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $0
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$34,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gary C. Peters · Cosponsor · $3,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $3,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $4,500
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$33,500
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $8,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,970
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $4,994
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $4,994
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $9,994
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,994
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,994
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,500
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $0
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$32,500
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,500
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $7,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $3,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $1,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $0
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,500
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,500
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$32,500
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$31,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $1,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$31,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $5,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Angus S. King, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordPHILLIPS 66 PAC$31,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $1,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$30,500
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $3,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $3,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordA NEW DIRECTION PAC$30,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$30,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$30,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE WAVE PROJECT$30,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON GROUND PAC$30,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$30,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAKOTA PAC$30,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Dan Sullivan · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · -$5,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$30,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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