HR 10250
118th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Mens Rea Reform Act of 2024
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 22, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 22, 2024
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Mens Rea Reform Act of 2024
This bill establishes a default mens rea standard (i.e., state of mind requirement) for federal criminal offenses—statutory and regulatory—that lack an explicit standard.
The government must generally prove that a defendant acted knowingly with respect to each element of an offense for which the text does not specify a state of mind.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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