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S 4551 116th Congress Senate Law

Rioting Restitution Act

Introduced: September 9, 2020 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Rioting Restitution Act

This bill allows individuals who are personally injured by a riot, or who suffer property damage because of a riot, to sue those responsible in federal court and receive triple damages.

Specifically, the bill allows victims to sue any person that (1) caused the injury or property damage; (2) traveled from out of state or used, for example, the internet, telephone, television, or mail with the intent to incite, organize, or participate in the riot; and (3) did incite, organize, or participate in the riot or attempted to do so.

What's happening now September 9, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4551: Rioting Restitution Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4551/
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"S. 4551: Rioting Restitution Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4551/.
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S. 4551, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4551/.
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