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H.R. 98 119th Congress House

End Endless Criminal Statutes Act

Official title: To repeal certain unnecessary criminal offenses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Bank accounts, deposits, capitalCrimes against propertyCurrencyFraud offenses and financial crimes
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 10, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14.
Jun 10, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Endless Criminal Statutes Act

This bill permits individuals and organizations to make and pass metal coins intended for use as real money so long as the coins are of original design (i.e., do not resemble U.S. or foreign currency). Additionally, the bill repeals various federal misdemeanor offenses (i.e., criminal offenses punishable by a maximum prison term of one year or less), including the following: 

  • writing a check for less than $1,
  • selling oleomargarine or colored margarine unless it complies with packaging and labeling requirements and is served in a triangular shape,
  • removing a stamp from a piece of mail,
  • boarding a vessel without authorization before it has been completely moored, and
  • using the Capitol Grounds as a playground. 
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 Bill text 1 version

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Roy, Chip
Texas · Jan 9, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 98: End Endless Criminal Statutes Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-98/
MLA
"H.R. 98: End Endless Criminal Statutes Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-98/.
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H.R. 98, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-98/.
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[H.R. 98: End Endless Criminal Statutes Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-98/)
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