S 2249
117th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to increase the penalties for damage to Federal courthouses and unauthorized access to areas where Federal judges work, reside, or visit.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill increases the federal statutory maximum prison term for willfully injuring or committing depredation against a federal courthouse.
Additionally, the bill applies criminal penalties for unlawful conduct at restricted buildings or grounds to such conduct at places where federal judges work, reside, or visit.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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