A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted conduct at sentencing.
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Dec 15, 2025
What it does
The bill would amend federal law to prohibit courts from considering acquitted conduct—such as acts for which a person was found not guilty in federal, state, or tribal court, or charges dismissed via acquittal motions—when determining a defendant’s sentence, except to mitigate a sentence. It applies only to judgments entered on or after the bill’s enactment and defines “acquitted conduct” to include both trial acquittals and dismissals based on motions for acquittal in juvenile and adult proceedings. The change aims to prevent punishment for conduct a jury or judge has already determined did not occur or was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.