No Tolerance for Rioters Act

Bill: 116-hr-7087
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2020-06-04
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against property

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Tolerance for Rioters Act</b></p> <p>This 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>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7087 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2020 Mr. Budd (for himself and Mr. Bishop of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty for rioting, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Tolerance for Rioters Act . 2. Increased penalty for rioting Section 2101(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking five years and inserting ten years .