# 119-hr-4334: Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act

119-hr-4334, Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-04-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4334
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-30

## Summary

**Would impose mandatory 15–30 year prison terms for people with three or more prior serious felony convictions who possess or use a firearm.** It would redefine which prior convictions count as 'serious' and apply the enhanced penalties to offenses committed after enactment. - People with 3 or more prior serious felony convictions would face a required prison term of 15 to 30 years for violating 18 U.S.C. 922(g). Courts could not suspend those sentences or grant probation. - The bill would define a 'serious felony conviction' as either a conviction for an offense with a statutory maximum of at least 10 years or any group of convictions that together carried at least 10 years of imprisonment, regardless of how many years the defendant actually served. - It would replace subsection (e) of 18 U.S.C. 924 with the new mandatory penalty scheme and shift cross references to align 18 U.S.C. 922 with the Armed Career Criminal framework. The changes would apply only to offenses committed after enactment and include a rule that the Act does not create a right to challenge sentences imposed under the new subsection.

## Provisions PRIA read

- 15 to 30 years for repeat gun felons: cost, medium. If enacted, people who knowingly violate the federal ban on gun possession and have three or more prior serious felony convictions would face 15 to 30 years in prison, plus a fine. Courts would not be allowed to give probation or suspend that sentence. The prior crimes must have happened on differe…
- Technical sentencing rules and challenge limits: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would update cross‑references so gun possession cases by prohibited persons are handled under the new special sentencing rule. It would also state this Act does not create a new right to challenge sentences under that rule. These technical changes would take effect when the law…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4334 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4334)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4334 (as of 2026-04-30).