Career Criminal Accountability Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8064 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8064 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for sentencing of three strikes offenders. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2026 Mr. Roy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for sentencing of three strikes offenders. 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 ``Career Criminal Accountability Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF A SENTENCE. Section 3553(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``The court shall impose'' and inserting ``Except as otherwise provided in section 3559A, the court shall impose''. SEC. 3. THREE STRIKES OFFENDERS. Subchapter A of chapter 227 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 3559A. Three strikes offenders ``(a) In General.--In determining the appropriate sentence for a defendant, the sentencing judge shall determine whether the defendant is required to be sentenced as a three-strikes offender, as defined in subsection (b), and shall sentence said defendant in accordance with this section. ``(b) Strike Counts.--In determining whether the defendant is required to be sentenced as a three-strikes offender, the court shall determine the number of strikes accrued by the defendant according to the following: ``(1) Any conviction for a strike-eligible misdemeanor, set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (e)(2), shall count as one-quarter (\1/4\) strike. ``(2) Any conviction for a strike-eligible nonviolent felony, set forth