Blocks federal judges from using charges you were found not guilty of to increase your sentence.
This bill would stop federal judges from considering charges you were found not guilty of when deciding your sentence. It means people convicted of a crime would only be sentenced based on the charges they were actually found guilty of, not other accusations they beat in court. These new rules would apply to sentences given out after the bill becomes law.
Today, federal judges can consider charges a person was found not guilty of when deciding their sentence. If this bill becomes law, federal judges would be blocked from using those acquitted charges to make a sentence longer, ensuring sentences are based only on proven crimes. This change would apply to any sentence given out after the bill takes effect.
S 3483 · 119th Congress · December 15, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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