H.R.8064

Career Criminal Accountability Act of 2026

Introduced·3/24/26

Career Criminal Accountability Act of 2026 modifies sentencing for repeat offenders with three or more strike-eligible convictions.

The Career Criminal Accountability Act of 2026 amends federal sentencing guidelines to impose harsher penalties on repeat offenders with three or more strike-eligible convictions. A defendant becomes a three-strikes offender if they have been convicted of strike-eligible offenses on at least two prior occasions and have accrued three or more strikes through prior convictions. The severity of the sentence depends on the nature of the offenses.

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History

Mar 24

House

Introduced in House

Mar 24

House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.