No RIOT Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7503
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2020-07-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Law enforcement officers

Protest and dissent

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No Reward for Inciting Organized Turmoil Act of 2020 or the No RIOT Act of 2020</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes enhanced criminal penalties for assaulting a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer while engaging in a riot. The bill also (1) specifies that the criminal offenses related to rioting include the use of the internet (including email and social media) with the intent to riot or commit related offenses (e.g., inciting a riot), and (2) revises the definition of racketeering activity to include crimes related to riots or destruction of veterans' memorials.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7503 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2020 Mr. Bishop of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Norman , Mr. Budd , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Gibbs , and Mr. Brooks of Alabama ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide enhanced penalties for assaulting a law enforcement officer while engaging in a riot, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Reward for Inciting Organized Turmoil Act of 2020 or the No RIOT Act of 2020 . 2. Assaulting a law enforcement officer while engaging in a riot Section 2101 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after radio, the following: the internet (including, but not limited to, email and social media), ; (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after radio, the following: the internet (including, but not limited to, email and social media), ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (g) Whoever forcibly assaults a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer in the course of an offense under this section shall be, in addition to any term of imprisonment imposed under subsection (a)— (1) where the acts in violation of this subsection constitute only simple assault, be imprisoned not more than one year; (2) where such acts involve physical contact with the victim of that assault, be imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both; (3) where such acts involve the use of a deadly or dangerous weapon (including a weapon intended to cause death or danger but that fails to do so by reason of a defective component) or inflict bodily injury, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years; or (4) where such acts cause death— (A) in the case of murder, as provided under section 1111; or (B) in the case of manslaughter, as provided under section 1112. . 3. Racketeering activity Section 1961(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 831 (relating to nuclear materials), the following: , section 2101 (relating to riots), section 1369 (relating to destruction of veterans' memorials), .