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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 November 1, 2022

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

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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jul 27, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8537: Mass Shooter Prosecution Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8537/
MLA
"H.R. 8537: Mass Shooter Prosecution Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8537/.
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H.R. 8537, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8537/.
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