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Domestic Insurgency Act of 1995

Introduced: May 2, 1995 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
May 10, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4792-4794)
May 2, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 2, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Domestic Insurgency Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose a fine and up to ten years' imprisonment or both on whoever knowingly participates in a paramilitary organization. Defines a "paramilitary organization" as two or more individuals acting together, organized in a military or paramilitary structure, who knowingly: (1) possess firearms, explosives, incendiary devices, or other weapons or techniques capable of causing injury or death; or (2) provide or participate in training in the use of any such weapons or techniques with the intention that they be used unlawfully to oppose U.S. or State authority or for any other unlawful purpose.

What's happening now July 18, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 22, 1995
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 22, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1544: Domestic Insurgency Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1544/
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"H.R. 1544: Domestic Insurgency Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1544/.
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H.R. 1544, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1544/.
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