H.R. 1621Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021

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Sponsor: Steve Cohen [D-TN-09]
Cosponsors: 4 · 2 Republicans · 2 Democrats
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Latest action: Mar 29, 2022 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 315.

IntroducedMar 8, 2021
Passed the HouseMar 28, 2022
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1621 as passed House on Mar 28, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 83

House Mar 28, 2022

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

405 Yea 12 Nay 14 not voting

Crossed both parties 12 of 417 voting members broke with their own party: 12 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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All members431 members

Democratic221 members

Republican210 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors4 · 2 Republicans · 2 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1621 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

RKelly Armstrong [R-ND-00]Original

DSylvia R. Garcia [D-TX-29]Joined Mar 2, 20222026 profile

RFred Keller [R-PA-12]Joined Mar 2, 2022

DNikema Williams [D-GA-05]Joined Mar 28, 20222026 profile

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H.R. 1621Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 83

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors4 · 2 Republicans · 2 Democrats

H.R. 1621Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 83

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors4 · 2 Republicans · 2 Democrats

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