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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.

Introduced: June 24, 2021 Introduced by: Hawley, Josh Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 24, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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