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HR 687 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Civil disturbances Criminal procedure and sentencing Firearms and explosives Protest and dissent Sex offenses Violent crime

BRICKS Act of 2021

Introduced: February 2, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2021 or the BRICKS Act of 2021

This bill increases criminal penalties for rioting and related offenses (e.g., inciting a riot).

First, the bill increases from 5 to 10 years the statutory maximum prison term for a rioting offense.

Second, it establishes higher statutory maximum penalties for rioting offenses that involve certain aggravating characteristics. Specifically, it provides

  • a prison term of up to 25 years for a rioting offense that results in serious bodily injury or includes a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; and
  • a prison term of any years or for life for a rioting offense that results in death or includes kidnapping, attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or attempt to kill.
What's happening now March 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 33 Identical bill BRICKS Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 8
Bishop, Dan
· Feb 8, 2021
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 2, 2021
Gibbs, Bob
· Feb 2, 2021
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 2, 2021
 R
Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Feb 2, 2021
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 2, 2021
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Feb 2, 2021
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Feb 2, 2021
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Feb 2, 2021
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 2, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 687: BRICKS Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-687/
MLA
"H.R. 687: BRICKS Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-687/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 687, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-687/.
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[H.R. 687: BRICKS Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-687/)
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