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119-s-2250119th Congress

Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act

Sponsored By: Senator Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would expand the Armed Career Criminal Act and impose a mandatory 15-to-30-year prison term for people with three or more prior serious felony convictions who knowingly possess a firearm. It broadens which past offenses can trigger career‑criminal treatment and sets clear definitions for what counts as a "serious felony conviction."

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  • The set of prior offenses that can trigger enhanced ACCA penalties would be widened to include subsection (d) of 18 U.S.C. 922 and, subject to a limit, subsection (g), making more prior convictions eligible as predicates for the career‑criminal rule.
  • "Serious felony conviction" would be defined as a conviction carrying a statutory maximum of at least 10 years or any group of convictions that result in a combined sentence of at least 10 years, regardless of how many years the person actually served.
  • The enhanced penalty for violating 18 U.S.C. 922(g) with three or more qualifying prior convictions would be mandatory. Courts could not suspend the sentence or impose probation. The rule applies to offenses committed after enactment and includes a provision limiting challenges to sentences imposed under the new subsection.

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Tougher gun penalties for repeat offenders

This bill would broaden which past gun offenses can count as triggers for career-criminal treatment and add a new mandatory penalty. If enacted, someone who knowingly violates 18 U.S.C. 922(g) and has three or more prior serious felony convictions from different occasions would face a fine and 15 to 30 years in prison. A court could not suspend that sentence or give probation for that conviction. The bill would count as a "serious felony" any crime with a statutory maximum of at least 10 years, or grouped convictions that together got at least 10 years. These rules would apply only to crimes committed after the bill takes effect and the bill would limit certain sentence challenges.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

TN • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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