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HR 8092 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Right to Trial Act

Introduced: August 19, 2022 Introduced by: Spartz, Victoria Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 15, 2022
Introduced in House
Jun 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Right to Trial Act

This bill addresses the constitutional right to a jury trial, including by (1) outlining additional factors that a court shall consider when imposing a sentence, and (2) authorizing a court to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 3 Republican 3
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 20, 2022
Keller, Fred
· Aug 19, 2022
Burgess, Michael
· Jul 19, 2022
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 13, 2022
 R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Jul 13, 2022
Armstrong, Kelly
· Jun 15, 2022
Bass, Karen
· Jun 15, 2022
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jun 15, 2022
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jun 15, 2022
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jun 15, 2022
Rodgers, Cathy
· Jun 15, 2022
Trone, David
· Jun 15, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8092: Right to Trial Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8092/
MLA
"H.R. 8092: Right to Trial Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8092/.
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H.R. 8092, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8092/.
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