Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation would restore sentencing enhancements to federal prosecutions of armed career criminals.
Title: Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act
Subject: Crime and law enforcement: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Firearms and explosives: Violent crime
Description: Modifies the prior convictions that trigger a 15-year enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who commits a firearms offense after three or more such prior convictions.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Last Action Date: November 9, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3153/all-info
Companion Bill: SB1586
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2 sponsors: David Kustoff (R); Michael Guest (R)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Nov 9 2021 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
House | May 12 2021 | Introduced in House |
House | May 12 2021 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Jun 22 2021 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
There have not been any votes on this bill