To amend title 18, United States Code, to direct the court to deduct the portion of a sentence imposed in violation of law from the upper limit of the applicable sentencing guidelines on resentencing.
The Resentencing Integrity Act of 2024 changes how federal courts handle resentencing when a defendant's original sentence violated the law. When a court resentences someone, it must deduct the portion of the original sentence that was unlawfully imposed from the upper limit of what can be imposed under sentencing guidelines, with a maximum deduction of 10 years per illegally imposed sentence. This affects defendants in federal criminal cases who have been identified as having received sentences in violation of law and are being resentenced. The bill has no specific funding requirements or implementation timeline beyond the changes to how courts must apply sentencing guidelines in these resentencing proceedings. The legislation was introduced in July 2024 and referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
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