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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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