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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 98 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2025 

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To repeal certain unnecessary criminal offenses, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘End Endless Criminal 

5 Statutes Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that actions which may unnecessarily 

8 carry criminal penalties under Federal statues include the 

9 following: 

10 (1) Writing a check for less than $1. 


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1 (2) Selling or possessing colored oleomargarine 

2 or colored margarine unless they are packaged and 

3 labeled or served in a triangular shape. 

4 (3) Discarding produce without sufficient cause 

5 or making a false report concerning that produce. 

6 (4) Removing a stamp from any mail matter. 

7 (5) Making metal coins of original design or at8 tempting to use such coins. 

9 (6) Wearing the uniform of letter carriers of 

10 the Postal Service. 

11 (7) Detaining a seaman’s clothing. 

12 (8) Boarding any vessel about to arrive at her 

13 destination before such arrival is complete. 

14 (9) Placing mailable matter in a mailbox with15 out postage attached to it. 

16 (10) Sledding on the Capitol grounds when the 

17 Capitol Police are directed to prevent any portion of 

18 the Capitol grounds from being used as a play19 ground. 

20 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF FEDERAL PROVISIONS. 

21 (a) Section 336 of title 18, United States Code, is 

22 repealed. 

23 (b) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 407 of the 

24 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 347) 

25 are repealed. 


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1 (c) Section 1 of the Act of March 3, 1927 (7 U.S.C. 

2 491; 44 Stat. 1355) is repealed. 

3 (d) Section 1720 of title 18, United States Code, is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘Whoever unlawfully and willfully re5 moves from any mail matter any stamp attached thereto 

6 in payment of postage; or’’. 

7 (e) Section 486 of title 18, United States Code, is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘or of original design.’’. 

9 (f) Section 11110 of title 46, United States Code, is 

10 amended by striking the second sentence. 

11 (g) Section 2279 of title 18, United States Code, is 

12 repealed. 

13 (h) Section 1725 of title 18, United States Code, is 

14 repealed. 

15 (i) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to protect the public 

16 property, turf, and grass of the Capitol Grounds from in17 jury.’’ (2 U.S.C. 1963) is repealed. 

18 SEC. 4. INTENT REQUIREMENT FOR OFFENSE RELATED TO 

19 UNIFORMS OF LETTER CARRIER. 

20 Section 1730 of title 18, United States Code, is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) by inserting after ‘‘to be worn by letter car23 riers’’ the following: ‘‘with the intent to commit an 

24 offense under this chapter’’; and 


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1 (2) by striking the second undesignated para2 graph. 

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