Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

18 U.S.C. § 3661

Use of information for sentencing

No limitation shall be placed on the information concerning the background, character, and conduct of a person convicted of an offense which a court of the United States may receive and consider for the purpose of imposing an appropriate sentence.

Pub. L. 91–452, title X, § 1001(a)84 Stat. 951Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(1)98 Stat. 1987(Added , , , § 3577; renumbered § 3661, , , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 1990 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–421, § 1104 Stat. 909

section 3672 of this title“This Act [amending provisions set out as a note under ] may be cited as the ‘Drug and Alcohol Dependent Offenders Treatment Act of 1989’.”
, , , provided that:

Short Title of 1986 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1861(a)100 Stat. 3207–53

section 3672 of this titlesection 4255 of this title“This section [amending sections 3672 and 4255 of this title, enacting provisions set out as a note under , and amending provisions set out as a note under ] may be cited as the ‘Drug and Alcohol Dependent Offenders Treatment Act of 1986’.”
, , , provided that: