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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OKS FIRST STEP

The House on Thursday approved S.756, with the final name of the First Step Act (no capital letters anymore) and sent it to President Trump’s desk.

The long-awaited and frequently-declaraed-dead legislation overwhelmingly passed the House by a vote of 358-36 after the Senate passed it 87-12 on Tuesday.

Trump has already endorsed the legislation, and he is expected to sign it into law in the next few days.

If you want a copy of the Act as approved, you can find all 149 pages  here.

– Thomas L. Root