HR 8537
117th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Mass Shooter Prosecution Act of 2022
Introduced: July 27, 2022
Introduced by:
Moulton, Seth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 27, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 27, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Mass Shooter Prosecution Act of 2022
This bill establishes certain crimes involving mass killings (killing three or more people in a single incident using a machinegun or covered semiautomatic weapon in a circumstance outlined by the bill) as terrorism under federal criminal terrorism statutes.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1