Interstate Threats Clarification Act of 2016
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Interstate Threats Clarification Act of 2016
This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the provision that prohibits transmitting in interstate commerce a communication that contains a threat to injure another person (i.e., the federal threat statute).
Specifically, it adds criminal intent as an element for a criminal offense under the federal threat statute. The government must prove that a defendant intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly transmitted a communication that contained a threat.
Additionally, the bill revises the manner of transmission with respect to such communication to include the mail or any facility or means of interstate commerce.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S879-880)
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2552: Interstate Threats Clarification Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2552/
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