BRICKS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8757
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2020-11-17
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil disturbances

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Firearms and explosives

Protest and dissent

Sex offenses

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-11-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2020 or the BRICKS Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill increases the penalties for rioting.</p> <p>First, the bill increases from 5 to 10 years the maximum prison term for crossing state lines or using interstate facilities for the purpose of rioting.</p> <p>It also imposes an enhanced penalty for an individual who commits such an offense related to rioting and those actions (1) result in serious bodily injury or death; (2) include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; or (3) include kidnapping, attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or attempt to kill. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8757 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 17, 2020 Mr. Buck (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Steube , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Budd , Mr. Riggleman , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Posey , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Murphy of North Carolina , Mr. Perry , and Mr. Crawford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, by increasing the maximum term of imprisonment for the offense of rioting, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2020 or as the BRICKS Act of 2020 . 2. Maximum penalty for rioting increased Section 2101(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking five years and inserting 10 years ; (2) by striking the period after or both and inserting the following: ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: If serious bodily injury (as such term is defined in section 2246) results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both. .