H.R. 1621 · 117th Congress

Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021

Introduced on Mar 8, 2021 by Steve Cohen (D-TN-9). 4 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 29, 2022): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 315.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 8, 2021
Cosponsors
4
2 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend section 3661 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted conduct at sentencing.

Subjects

  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • State and local courts

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Mar 28, 2022). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Steve CohenD-TN-9Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Mar 28, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 405–12

History

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  1. Mar 8, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Mar 8, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Mar 8, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. May 18, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  5. Nov 17, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Discharged.
  6. Nov 17, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Nov 17, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  8. Mar 28, 2022Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-279.
  9. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseReported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-279.
  10. Mar 28, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 206.
  11. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseMs. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3880-3883)
  13. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1621.
  14. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  15. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3892)
  16. Mar 28, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 12 (Roll no. 83).(text: CR H3880)House · Roll call 83
  17. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 12 (Roll no. 83). (text: CR H3880)House · Roll call 83
  18. Mar 28, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Mar 29, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 315.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.