To amend section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a misdemeanor for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.

Bill: 118-hr-9897
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2024-10-01
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2024-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9897 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 1, 2024 Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a misdemeanor for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.

1. Class A Misdemeanor Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Class A misdemeanor Any person who willfully and knowingly violates a provision of Federal law, for which no punishment is prescribed for such violation under statute, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. .