releases: https://dougcollins.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/president-trump-signs-first-step-act-law
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| https://dougcollins.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/president-trump-signs-first-step-act-law | President Trump Signs First Step Act into Law | 2018-12-22 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Republican | House | GA | Doug Collins | C001093 | dougcollins.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTONPresident Donald Trump has signed the First Step Act into law. The bipartisan justice reform bill introduced by Reps. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) represents one of the most significant overhauls of the federal criminal justice system in a generation.Collins spoke with the president in the Oval Office about why this legislation is historic. Background: May 7, 2018:Collins introduces the First Step Actin the House. May 22, 2018:TheHouse passes the First Step Actby a vote of 360-59. December 18, 2018:The Senate passes an updated First Step Act. December 20, 2018:The House passes the updated First Step Act,sending it to the president's desk. December 21, 2018:President Trump signs the First Step Act into law. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |