SENATE 601117th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.
Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 7/12/2021
Actions
- 2021-07-12Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.
- 2021-07-12Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2021-07-12Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2021-06-10Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2021-03-04Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1121-1122)
- 2021-03-04Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-07-12 (25)
Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021
This bill limits the consideration of acquitted conduct (e.g., conduct underlying criminal charges for which an individual was found not guilty) by a federal court at sentencing.
Cosponsors (12)
- Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- Mike Lee (R-UT)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Subjects
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- State and local courts
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