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Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2020

Introduced: June 25, 2020 Introduced by: Roy, Chip Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 18, 2020
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Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2020

This bill requires certain reports on federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses.

Specifically, the Department of Justice (DOJ) must report to Congress a list of all criminal statutory offenses and the potential criminal penalty, the number of prosecutions brought by DOJ each year for the previous 15 years, and the mens rea (i.e., guilty mind) requirement for each offense. Further, the bill requires each specified federal agency to provide Congress with a similar list of all criminal regulatory offenses that are enforced by the agency.

Finally, the bill requires DOJ and each specified federal agency to establish a publicly accessible index of the crimes that are reported to Congress.

What's happening now June 18, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7270: Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7270/
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"H.R. 7270: Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7270/.
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H.R. 7270, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7270/.
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