S 4551
116th Congress
Senate
Law
Rioting Restitution Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 9, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 9, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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