H.R. 8976IntroducedHouse · nowSenatePresidentLawIn committeeSec. 501 · H.R. 8976
Gender and trauma-informed sentencing
Title V — GENDER-RESPONSIVE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED IMPOSITION OF A SENTENCE
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Section 3553 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in subsection (a)(2)— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking and; and (2) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: (D) to reflect any mitigation on behalf of the defendant, including any history of trauma, substance use, or medical and mental health disorders; and (E) to provide the defendant with gender-responsive needed educational or vocational training, medical care, trauma-informed mental health care, or other correctional treatment in the most effective manner;.