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HR 10250 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Mens Rea Reform Act of 2024

Introduced: November 22, 2024 Introduced by: Biggs, Andy Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 22, 2024
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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 November 22, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
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Roy, Chip
Texas · Dec 3, 2024
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Nov 22, 2024
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Nov 22, 2024
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Ogles, Andrew
Tennessee · Nov 22, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 10250: Mens Rea Reform Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10250/
MLA
"H.R. 10250: Mens Rea Reform Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10250/.
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H.R. 10250, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10250/.
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