U.S. House · 118th Congress · H.R. 8856
Right to Trial Act
To protect the constitutional right to trial and discourage imposition of extended sentences for defendants who elect to go to trial instead of accepting a plea offer, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Kelly ArmstrongR-ND-AL
- Introduced
- June 27, 2024, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (7)
5 Democrats, 2 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Michael C. BurgessR-TX-26
- H. Morgan GriffithR-VA-9
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5
- David J. TroneD-MD-6
Signed on later
- Ritchie TorresD-NY-15July 18, 2024
- Dean PhillipsD-MN-3November 13, 2024