Justice in Sentencing for Survivors Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6471 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6471 To authorize the court to impose a sentence that is below the minimum statutory sentence in the case of a victim offender. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2025 Mr. Morelle (for himself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the court to impose a sentence that is below the minimum statutory sentence in the case of a victim offender. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Justice in Sentencing for Survivors Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Although the United States has less than 5 percent of the world's population, the United States has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the world, with over 1,900,000 people incarcerated in state and Federal prisons, local jails, juvenile correctional facilities, immigration detention facilities, and jails operated by Tribal authorities. (2) Between 1980 and 2024, the number of incarcerated women increased by more than 625 percent, rising from a total of 26,326 in 1980 to 190,600 in 2024. (3) More than 77 million people in the United States have a criminal record, creating barriers to housing, jobs, healthcare, and food assistance, among many other collateral consequences. (4) Survivors of abuse and sex trafficking are often punished by the United States legal system. (5) One study found, of incarcerated women-- (A) 86 percent report having experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; (B) 77 percent report partner violence; and (C) 60 percent report caregiver violence.