Rep. Chip Roy is advancing new federal legislation aimed at repeat offenders as he prepares for a May runoff election in Texas to replace Attorney General Ken Paxton, where he will face state Sen. Mayes Middleton.
He told Breitbart News, “For too long, soft-on-crime policies have tied the hands of law enforcement and weakened sentencing, allowing career criminals to wreak havoc on our streets and forcing law-abiding Americans to pay the price. The Career Criminal Accountability Act draws a hard line: if you repeatedly commit violent and serious crimes, you will go to prison for a long time. My bill targets the worst repeat offenders, restores consequences that deter crime, and puts public safety first.”
Roy’s proposed “Career Criminal Accountability Act of 2026” would amend federal sentencing law to create a revised “three strikes” framework designed to focus penalties on repeat and serious offenders while incorporating adjustments intended to address
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