BRICKS Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-33
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-01-22
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: 2021-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2021 or the BRICKS Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill increases criminal penalties for rioting and related offenses (e.g., inciting a riot).</p> <p>First, the bill increases from 5 to 10 years the statutory maximum prison term for a rioting offense.</p> <p>Second, it establishes higher statutory maximum penalties for rioting offenses that involve certain aggravating characteristics. Specifically, it provides</p> <ul> <li>a prison term of up to 25 years for a rioting offense that results in serious bodily injury or includes a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; and </li> <li>a prison term of any years or for life for a rioting offense that results in death or includes kidnapping, attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or attempt to kill.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 33 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2021 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 2021 or as the BRICKS Act of 2021 . 2. Maximum penalty for rioting increased Section 2101 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this paragraph and inserting paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection ; (B) by striking five years and inserting 10 years ; and (C) by inserting after or both. 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. 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. ; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (1) and inserting paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) .