# 119-hr-9095: Right to Trial Act

119-hr-9095, Right to Trial Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-06-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9095
- Congress: 119
- Title: Right to Trial Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-28

## Summary

**Protecting the constitutional right to a jury trial.** This bill would change federal sentencing law so judges cannot impose or threaten longer sentences because a defendant chose to go to trial instead of accepting a plea. - Defendants and families: Would reduce the risk that choosing a trial leads to an enhanced sentence. Courts could impose sentences below statutory minimums when a minimum would function as a penalty for asserting the right to trial. - Judges and courts: Would add explicit factors to 18 U.S.C. 3553(a) directing judges to consider trial-rights concerns and the plea outcomes of similarly situated codefendants. It would also amend 18 U.S.C. 3553(e) to authorize below-minimum sentences to protect the right to trial. - Prosecutors and plea practice: Would constrain the leverage of enhanced or differential sentencing tied to plea decisions by requiring courts to weigh plea offers and the sentences of similarly situated defendants.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect federal defendants' right to trial: benefit, low. This bill would require federal judges to consider protecting a defendant's constitutional right to a trial when sentencing. It would bar increasing or threatening higher sentences because someone chose trial instead of a plea. Judges would compare plea offers and sentences of similarly situated co…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9095 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9095)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9095 (as of 2026-06-28).