S 3483 · 119th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted conduct at sentencing.

Introduced 2025-12-15· Sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S8737)(2025-12-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3483 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3483 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted conduct at sentencing. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2025 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted conduct at sentencing. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PROHIBITING PUNISHMENT OF ACQUITTED CONDUCT. (a) Use of Information for Sentencing.-- (1) Amendment.--Section 3661 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, except that a court of the United States shall not consider, except for purposes of mitigating a sentence, acquitted conduct under this section'' before the period at the end. (2) A…

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1 Republican