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Safer Supervision Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-3077| Senate 
| Updated: 10/30/2025
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (5)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Safer Supervision Act of 2025" aims to reform federal supervised release by promoting more tailored and effective post-release supervision. It mandates that courts conduct an individualized assessment when determining whether to impose a term of supervised release, including its length and conditions, and to state their reasons on the record. A significant provision facilitates early termination of supervised release by removing the previous one-year minimum service requirement. The bill establishes a presumption of early termination for compliant individuals after serving 50% (or 66.6% for certain offenses) of their term, provided they demonstrate good conduct and public safety is not jeopardized. The Administrative Office of the United States Courts will notify eligible defendants of this opportunity, and victims' rights will be protected. The legislation also modifies certain conditions for the revocation of supervised release , particularly concerning controlled substance possession and refusal to comply with drug testing. Furthermore, it allows prisoners who were not sentenced to supervised release to apply earned time credits for earlier release, up to 12 months, at the discretion of the Bureau of Prisons. To support the federal probation system and inform future policy, the bill requires a report and legislative proposal for providing law enforcement availability pay to Federal probation and pretrial services officers. It also mandates a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on federal post-release supervision and reentry services, including an assessment of officer caseloads, reentry programs, and funding formulas.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5040
Safer Supervision Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2681
Safer Supervision Act of 2023
Oct 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Oct 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 31, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5883
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5040
    Safer Supervision Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2681
    Safer Supervision Act of 2023


  • October 30, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 30, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • October 31, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5883
    Introduced in House

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5883: Safer Supervision Act of 2025

Safer Supervision Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-3077| Senate 
| Updated: 10/30/2025
The "Safer Supervision Act of 2025" aims to reform federal supervised release by promoting more tailored and effective post-release supervision. It mandates that courts conduct an individualized assessment when determining whether to impose a term of supervised release, including its length and conditions, and to state their reasons on the record. A significant provision facilitates early termination of supervised release by removing the previous one-year minimum service requirement. The bill establishes a presumption of early termination for compliant individuals after serving 50% (or 66.6% for certain offenses) of their term, provided they demonstrate good conduct and public safety is not jeopardized. The Administrative Office of the United States Courts will notify eligible defendants of this opportunity, and victims' rights will be protected. The legislation also modifies certain conditions for the revocation of supervised release , particularly concerning controlled substance possession and refusal to comply with drug testing. Furthermore, it allows prisoners who were not sentenced to supervised release to apply earned time credits for earlier release, up to 12 months, at the discretion of the Bureau of Prisons. To support the federal probation system and inform future policy, the bill requires a report and legislative proposal for providing law enforcement availability pay to Federal probation and pretrial services officers. It also mandates a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on federal post-release supervision and reentry services, including an assessment of officer caseloads, reentry programs, and funding formulas.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5040
Safer Supervision Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2681
Safer Supervision Act of 2023
Oct 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Oct 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 31, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-5883
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5040
    Safer Supervision Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2681
    Safer Supervision Act of 2023


  • October 30, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 30, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • October 31, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-5883
    Introduced in House
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (5)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5883: Safer Supervision Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted