United States · Bill · S
S. 601 (117th)
Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021
Introduced
4 March 2021
Last action
12 July 2021 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.
Sponsors
Richard Durbin, Chuck Grassley, Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Mike Lee, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Thomas Tillis, Amy Klobuchar, Jon Ossoff, Tammy Baldwin, Susan Collins, Jerry Moran, Cynthia Lummis, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
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.
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Timeline
4 March 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1121-1122)
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
10 June 2021
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
12 July 2021
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.
Source: Calendars
12 July 2021
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
12 July 2021
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 12 July 2021 · Official file
- Introduced in Senate · 4 March 2021 · Official file
Documents
6 official files
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 12 July 2021
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 12 July 2021
Reported to Senate
summary · EN · 12 July 2021
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 March 2021
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 March 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 4 March 2021
Sponsors
- Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
- Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Mike Lee · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Thomas Tillis · R · Sponsor
- Amy Klobuchar · D · Cosponsor
- Jon Ossoff · D · Cosponsor
- Tammy Baldwin · D · Cosponsor
- Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
- Jerry Moran · R · Cosponsor
- Cynthia Lummis · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/601
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/601
- us · 117-s-601 · source updated 10 August 2026