S 3483 · 119th Congress

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

This bill changes how judges can use information about crimes you were found not guilty of when deciding your sentence for a different crime. Right now, judges can consider anything they want at sentencing, including conduct related to charges you were acquitted of (found not guilty of). This bill says judges can no…

Sponsor

Durbin, Richard J. (D-Illinois)

Introduced

2025-12-15

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S8737)